Then And Now: Emos Of The 2000's Transformation (19 pics)

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"I’m a loving father and husband. What a difference 10 years can make."

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"I had a very short phase in 2006 but it was unfortunately long enough for there to be photographic evidence."

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"I was super emo as a teenager. Today I’m a full-time web developer and mom to a 4-year-old."

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"Me in 9th grade vs me teaching 9th grade."

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"From my sophomore year in high school to my sophomore year in college."

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"Me in my emo days. Now I work a corporate job to pay for my studies."

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"From a server who just loved the emo look to me as a golfer and events coordinator."

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"What I looked like at 16 and me looking awfully douchey at 30."

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"I was the goth kid and married an emo girl."

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"The transition from confused teenager to successful GM of a fashion retailer."

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"I don’t know what I’m doing with my life...still."

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"I am now married with 2 children. We live on a small farm where we raise cattle and chickens. Who knew?"

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"From an avid young sir wanting to be in a popular band to young IT businessman."

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“" hated life, wore black, and insulted anyone who listened to Britney Spears. Now I love to rock out to Britney."

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“" used to be ’My Pants Are Tighter Than Yours’ on Myspace."

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"I was emo before the 2000s. Now I work for the Realtor Association."

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"From a punk to a secretary for the department of liver transplant at Duke University."

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"I’m an optician and make prescription glasses for people. I mostly miss being that damn skinny..."