The Emo Years. Saturdays spent outside central bank, browsing badges in Asha, listening to The Distillers. We all went through that phase. It started with a bit of Avril Lavigne and spiralled into something much more sinister. Something much less colourful. Much more chequered. Luckily our pink chunky highlights grew out, our chains grew old and we grew up. RIP coloured eyeliner and other poorly researched beauty ideas. And what became of our emo friends? Our moody comrades? Well, reddit user cheezeblock777 is on a mission to find out. Cheeze started a thread that has since gone viral asking old-skool emos to share their youthful photos with an update of where they currently are in life. The results are hilarious and relatable in equal measures. Sadly our photos were lost in the, eh, fire. User BaS3r writes: I'm in the US military now as an MP. Specifically US Air Force. I know I had worse... oh boy. Well, he Longbottomed. Tyfo writes: I'm now 27, started my family earlier this year, moving into a house in 9 days, and I'm studying to become a laboratory technologist. Wohoo! pancreative says: Emo. Goth. Emo. Emo. Marketing consultant. snazzychica2812 writes: I'm a special education teacher for high school freshmen. I teach kids like I was how not to do the shit I did. So far, so good. Me in 9th grade. Me teaching 9th grade. docshultz says: Well, I am a normal, fat 28 year old that started his family early. I own my own home, make 50,000 a year in a medical field, and I am really enjoying life. validate_me_plz says: I work in the funeral industry as a removal technician. here's me in 2008 and also a slightly recent photo. (I've fallen off the face of the earth ever since 2013.