I was having a conversation with a teenager and she was telling me that a girl commented on her black nail polish and asked her if she was an Emo now and then asked to see her wrists. (For those of you who don't know what an Emo is, it is generally the kids you see that are dressed in tight pants, t-shirts, lots of black, usually with dark very layered hair and heavy eyeliner.)

I was shocked when she told me that at school it is known that the kids called "Emos" are cutters. She said they might have scars on their wrists or it might be hidden on other places of their body. Of course I have heard of kids cutting themselves but I have never heard that cutting was a part of being Emo. When I asked her "if they just dress like that but don't cut themselves are they still considered Emo" she told me "no they would be punk."

I don't know how true this is, but I was wondering if other people have heard this also? I don't think there is anything wrong with kids finding their own personal style, but if there is any truth to it maybe parents can just be aware to watch out for their kids and make sure they aren't hurting themselves!