The phase we thought would last forever: #GrowingUpEmo

What began as #GrowingUpSpoiled on Twitter, has evolved into #GrowingUpEmo and now the entire world is looking back on the phase it insisted would last forever. Read below to revisit the glory days of your youth, which included My Chemical Romance, unruly amounts of eyeliner, wearing long sleeves in the middle of summer and much, much more. Feel free to add your own tales of #GrowingUpEmo!

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#GrowingUpEmo having to tell your parents this isn't a phase, but 4 years later you look back and thank jesus it was

— emily (@agirlnamedgoo_) July 15, 2015

#GrowingUpEmo Doubting myself for liking NeverShoutNever's songs because they were too happy & against the emo moral code

— Bry (@BryOnTour) July 15, 2015

Being isolated at a family reunion in your everlasting darkness while texting your Emo friends about Black Veil Brides #GrowingUpEmo

— Skum Fuck (@melonxcholy) July 16, 2015

#GrowingUpEmo when this described you perfectly pic.twitter.com/YQ2OE1Mlaa

— Røse (@DreaminUpWorlds) July 16, 2015

#GrowingUpEmo Telling my parents "You don't understand me" everyday

— Chris Cody (@ChrisMOHM) July 16, 2015

#GrowingUpEmo crying bc ur not pete wentz

— Emo Problems (@emoproblemsxx) July 16, 2015

Having to cut thumb holes in your hoodies to stick both your thumbs out of. #GrowingUpEmo

— Sean Twick Romano (@SeanTwick) July 16, 2015

If your father took you to the city to see a marching band #GrowingUpEmo

— All Bands PH (@AllBandsPH) July 16, 2015

#GrowingUpEmo getting really pissed off whenever a song you liked got popular and all the 'chavs' started liking it

— jack (@jackmmartin) July 16, 2015

Violently yelling “What a shame the poor grooms bride is a..” only to be let down by the clean version on the radio #GrowingUpEmo

— goth boat lotion (@thisaintastump) July 16, 2015

#GrowingUpEmo being able to recognize welcome to the black parade from the first note

— Bears in Trees (@bears_in_trees) July 16, 2015

#GrowingUpEmo "join the dark side, we have cookies :3"

— kerenza (@relivethestory) July 15, 2015

#GrowingUpEmo you would get mad bc the shade of black on your shirt wouldn't match the shade of black from your jeans

— danny tanner (@_jishdun) July 15, 2015

this was your google search history #GrowingUpEmo pic.twitter.com/s3piJJnf6O

— sad dad (@sassnsad) July 15, 2015

#GrowingUpEmo "You're emo" Me: "acts super mad bc u called me emo but secretly happy that you noticed my black hair and all back clothes"

— ashlee (@Amazingkellin) July 15, 2015

#GrowingUpEmo google history be like pic.twitter.com/v4VlVrTtKW

— rey+jaime (@preciadophan) July 15, 2015

#GrowingUpEmo "what does your shirt say?" "oh, it's a band"

— zanterra (@dejavuquinn) July 15, 2015

#GrowingUpEmo when the hairdressers never get your bangs how u want it

— bella (@slimebath) July 15, 2015

#GrowingUpEmo having Xx_ at the start and end of every username

— brad (@miseryfact0ry) July 15, 2015

"Why don't you pull your hair back so we can see your pretty face?" #GrowingUpEmo

— . (@asapemo) July 15, 2015

#GrowingUpEmo having to listen to pop music when with friends bc they don't like MCR

— 2007 Pete Wentz (@taraa_dactyyyl) July 15, 2015

#GrowingUpEmo running out of eyeliner and refusing to go out in public

— 2007 Pete Wentz (@taraa_dactyyyl) July 15, 2015

#GrowingUpEmo knowing about the band when it still had the original members

— ⠀ (@soulpunkss) July 15, 2015

Ryan Ross #growingupemo

— tara (@ierohowells) July 15, 2015

#GrowingUpEmo when you spend hours on photobucket to search for emo boys kissing

— Marlyn Ocampo (@Marlyn_Marie) July 15, 2015

#GrowingUpEmo *puts up status on myspace* "This is the story of a girl who cried a river and drowned the whole world…"

— aria (@ariaclemente) July 15, 2015

#GrowingUpEmo my heroes don't wear capes, they sing and have tattoos!!!!

— Guen Reinde (@adrieIIe) July 15, 2015

#GrowingUpEmo "AND I CANT MAKE IT ON MY OWWWWNNN. BECAUSE MY HEART IS IN OHIIIOOOOO"

— xSPOOGEx (@lovestaspooge) July 15, 2015

#GrowingUpEmo underlining passages in "The Perks of Being A Wallflower" or "Go Ask Alice" pic.twitter.com/PODycGg2dq

— ＤＩＡＮＡ (@DianaDzhaketov) July 15, 2015