influences

Who I am today; the clothes I wear, the words I say, the hobbies I have and the ideas I have on life are all shaped on the influences around me. I think who and what I am exposed to the most has shaped all these traits and created the person I am today starting with my household. My parents were always a big part in my life, especially my mom who was often called a "helicopter mom" for her constant watchful eyes and controlling nature over me. It wasn't necessarily a bad thing, I just think she cares for me a lot which will work out well in the future. I was always being enrolled in sports by mom which I am thankful for but only sports she approved of which I thought was too controlling and wasn't fair to what I wanted. In some ways I think I could have been able to live MY life more than I was allowed to but I also had freedoms that other kids didn't have because I earned trust and I think that it is a very important ideology that was instilled in me from the beginning. My mom was also a big part of my influences because not only did she influence the household, she influenced other influences like friends. She was always making sure I was hanging around kids that she thought were nice and grew up in good households but as I grew up and gained trust I was able to choose friends for myself which lead me to realize which friends were going to give me the best influence to be a better person at the end of the day. My mom also influenced my media exposure not letting me watch inappropriate television growing up but as I got older I had to learn for myself what t.v was good for me and what was not as I had more freedom. As my mom trusted me more, i had more freedom in what I was to do and be more independent but didn't have the craving like other kids that were being too controlled over to be rebellious which i think has been a big part of my maturity.