How can i be emo if the rents wont let me die hair let me wear makeup and thinkall the blck i wear is a phase?

Question

give me advice on ways to be emo without all the hair makeup and when the rents say i need to give up the black keep being emo...??

btw i am emotional and slit my wrists and wear black and like the way the make up looks on me AND i AM DEPRESSED and i SNAP at almost anyone anywhere anytime but my friends all get that...

Answer 1

Humans have this nasty need to feel they belong to something. I am yuppie, hippie or X. Labels and such means naught. you like your music, you feel the emotions in it and the surroundings so you do not need a label. you belong to thine self no to a image that is result of exclusion and incomprehension.

the questions is that you want to please and it is logic you need to survive and for that; need to get along. So how? well ditch the black but no all the black you can still have enough touches of it. arm bands, shoes etc. but then your pals will say you have sold. that you are not with them. Well first tell them to go to hell and then show them you still have the same feelings the same motivations and knowledge. that fashion do not define a person and much less an emo. and do it gradually first lose some item like changing the earings, then pants, then ... and soon you will find a balance a figure that is only you not a copy of a cd cover or best friend outfit. once you reach that none will complain. (or at least it will be not and issue to you)

Answer 2

There is no reason to slit your wrist or be angry at the world, one day you will realize you have so much to be thankful for. But, if you want to stand out in a crowd and not be a prep, just wear something funky and fun like a tee, some of your favorite jeans and a really cool pair of shoes, then do something funky to your hair; cut it and it give it an edgier look with some edgy color, and wear some really cool earings, then ditch your emo friends and hook up with a really hot guy that you are attracted to, who is not emo, heck maybe a guy in a band and you two can spend your days together.

Answer 3

Oh my, being emo MUST make you cool.

It IS a phase, your parents are right. How many Emo-dressing-middle aged parents have you seen lately? If you're slitting your wrists, you need to get help. If you're doing it to be emo, you're being stupid. If you're doing it to attempt suicide, you're obviously not trying hard enough. Bottom line: GET HELP.
You will look back at those scars in a few years and regret that they are there. I do these days, back then it was just an adrenaline rush.

Being emo isn't popular, stop fooling yourself. It won't get you into the "right" crowd either. Be yourself with natural hair and make-up.

Most guys prefer natural facial features in women for God's sake. You're spending extra money just so you can fit in! Think about this.

Dying your hair is troublesome. When you come to grow out of your emo phase, remember that black hairdye cannot be bleached on top of without great difficulty. It could take a while to grow out completely.
Black is a nice colour to wear... depending on how you wear it. If you want to look trampish or anti-comformist, fine it's your choice. But remember that the day will come when you'll have to go out into the real world to get a job, and look PRESENTABLE.

Answer 4

well the world is going to end if you can't ewar makeup a few more years. Actually your parents are doing you a favor.. make up is EXPENSIVE even the cheap stuff adds up. it also clogs pores and gets old the bacteria causing zits if done wrong. Why not focus on inner beauty because that lasts. INner beauty has nohing to do with what is on the outside. styel your hair right, wear decent clothes and put on a smile with shoulders baack. Lose that grump from not getting your way and you will look tons better immediately. Even drop dead gorgeous movie stars are cheated on or look ugly at times. Stop focusing on it and get on with life. Keep the high grades and get friends that aren't so shallow. oh and stop fishing for compliments thats not attractive either. A smile, and self confidence go a long way. The stuff in resource boxes is more important than make up for friendships but it might be too hard for you.

Answer 5

so is this about rebelling against ur parents and think that going emo is the best way to do it or is it just u. if its u then shorly if ur trule emo then u shud just go out and get it done, and where makeup n where blk n not give what other people think. but if u r rebeling against ur parents, dnt bother, it ant worth it. at the end of the day, they are only doing something that u may have to do latter in life and think how u r realy going to handel the situation when its ur kid. to get round perents thou is just come out wid some realy diplomatin and inteliget reasoning on why u want to change ur aperence and that ur rebeling agiant the goverment or something and mention the 60's that sud help thing alitle

Answer 6

Being emo isn't defined by what your wear, it is the way you feel about things. Do you really want to be emo? It can make you depressed and emotional (emo). If you believe you want to be emo you probally shouldnt be emo. Most people who are emo don't even realize that they're emo. Just be yourself.

Answer 7

if it's not a phase, then when you're 18, you can wear whatever you want.

Like other people have said, you're clothes don't define you, so who cares if you can't wear black. If that's all you want, then you're not truly emo (whatever that is - I have no idea), you're just a teen who wants to wear black clothes and makeup.

Answer 8

haha, emo is short for emotional. So all u have to do is act emotional... you dont need the style to be emo... thats just called being a poser...

Answer 9

It's alllllll about how u feel... Like be depressed all the time and cut ur wrists and act angry at the world or sad at the world or the people around you.

Answer 10

Be yourself. You don't have to change to be "emo." Emo is just a phase. You'll look back on it and think it's stupid you changed. I changed my look and I regret it now in pictures.