[Wondergirl]

EDIT: I see OP being rejected or ignored by classmates, and now I do believe this is "in your face" dressing. https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/teens/...ol-707429.html

Even negative attention is something, especially when you can't get positive attention from anyone, i.e. fellow classmates or authority figures.

[JudyKayTee]

- and I agree. It's for the attention, any attention.

[talaniman]

Rejection brings out the anger in some.

[Alty]

If dressing emo is really so important to you, do it after school and on weekends. One thing you have to learn in life is that no matter what you want, there are certain rules you have to follow. At school it's a dress code. When you get a job you'll have a dress code too. It's all to prepare you for being a grownup.

In other words, you can dress emo on your time, but when you're in school you have to follow their rules, and you should have enough respect to do so.

[JudyKayTee]

And I'd throw in a note about the opinion of the parents, too.

And if the OP is this unhappy in middle school he really needs to speak to someone - a counsellor, a clergyperson, a relative, a Physician.

[Alty]

And I'd throw in a note about the opinion of the parents, too.

And if the OP is this unhappy in middle school he really needs to speak to someone - a counsellor, a clergyperson, a relative, a Physician.

I agree.

The teen years are tough, much tougher than it was for our generation. Bullying is at an all time high, and teens are at an all time low. Talking to someone is the best course of action, before this accelerates.