Who am I really?

One of the biggest factors of what shapes me being me is my friends.  Friends are a major socialization agent in everyone's lives because they always surround you with new trends, words, slang, and ideas.  Many people go through many friend groups throughout their lives and this is why they don't figure out who they truly are until they realize that they don't always have to do what their friends do, and they should worry about doing what makes them feel comfortable.  Friends can be a good experience in the socialization process because people get to experience new things and face new fears and in the end, these all help to build the person you are today.  I feel that my friends have shaped me into who I am because I finally found a group that I'm comfortable in and I can be myself knowing I won't be judged. They have socialized me through many different ways. A lot of the clothes or trends I like I have discovered from seeing my friends wear them.  I know also that some of the words I use I distinctly developed from my friends like certain slang words and phrases.  My family sometimes questions some of the things I say, and recently I have realized that all of the strange things I say that my parents don't understand, I have learned from my group of friends.  My friends have also been a socializing agent "socially".  I like to go out a lot probably because that's what we always do and I'm not a rule breaker because all of my friends think before they make decisions and I have definitely adapted to doing this as well because you avoid many problems by doing this. I am thankful that I have had my close group of friends around me for many years because without them, I wouldn't be the person I am today.  That being said, looking back on my freshmen year I was much different because I had different friends whose choices I sometimes didn't agree with and that is why I chose to find a new group, that I have now, that I feel comfortable and safe in.