*Hides Hot Topic shopping bags from Mom*
Owning a pair of Converse, but not being allowed to write ~emotional~ lyrics on them.
You'd either get grounded or have them taken away.
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Having trouble convincing your friends and family that screaming in songs isn't scary at all.
If you listen really closely, the lyrics are totally sentimental.
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Trying to explain to your parents why a subscription to Kerrang! or AP was so important.
How else were you going to get the scoop on the only people who understood you?
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And then without the magazines, you weren't able to create the collage of your dreams.
And you knew that no matter how many pictures were up, it would never be complete.