Parents are justly concerned that their children are being led into danger by the GOTH subculture. How can you tell if your child is a GOTH? Look for these warning signs.
- Wears black clothing.
- Has piercings or tattoos.
- Wears a pentagram or an ankh (an ancient Egyptian symbol used in Satanic Ba�al-worshipping rituals).
- Wears rock T-shirts.
- Listens to GOTH bands such as Marilyn Manson, or to other antisocial music.
- "Hangs out" with new friends.
- Demands an unusual amount of privacy.
- Shows diminished interest in wholesome activities such as church, prayer, and sports.
- Takes drugs.
- Kills people for fun.
- Stays up late at night and/or drinks blood.
- Watches cable.
- Complains of headaches, boredom, nausea, stabbing pains or thirst.
- Is secretive.
- Spends large amounts of time alone.
- Spends large amounts of time with people you don�t know.
- Misbehaves in school.
- "Forgets" to do chores, possibly because of drug or alcohol abuse.
- Hears music when the only sound is noise, possibly because of drug or alcohol abuse.
- Uses a computer or the Internet.
- Plays video games or role-playing games.
- Reads science fiction or fantasy books.
- Writes angry entries in a secret diary (you can usually find the diary easily if you search your child�s room).
- Has paranoid fantasies (many GOTHS accuse their parents of spying on them).
- Pursues dangerous cult religions such as WICCA, SATANISM, HINDUISM and BUDDHISM.
- Insists on spending time with friends while unaccompanied by an adult.
- Uses the blood of Christian babies to inscribe pentagrams or other symbols on churches and schools.
- Sleeps too much or too little.
- Eats too much or too little.
- Looks at pornography or otherwise shows interest in sex.
- Is a homosexual, bisexual, or "pansexual."
- Smokes clove cigarettes.
- Leaves syringes or other drug paraphernalia around the house.
- Eats GOTH-related foods such as Count Chocula breakfast cereal.
- Mocks authority figures such as teachers, guidance counselors or Jesus.
- Says, "I am a GOTH."
- Wears a pin that says, "I am a GOTH."
- Talks about going to GOTH clubs or parties.
- Asks for locks of hair from casual acquaintances.
- Owns more than one cast-iron cauldron.
- Dances to music.
- Behaves in any unusual or alarming way.