Some people think that family members are the most important influence on young adults. Others believe that friends are the most important influence. Which do you agree with? Explain why.

I think that family members are the most important influence on young adults. And by family members, I specifically mean parents. I think that when I think about my parents, my parents have been able to give me great life advice based on the wisdom drawn from their own life experiences. My friends, on the other hand, are just about the same age as me. There's many things that they don't know. So that's why—because my parents have had all of these life experiences are close with me and willing to share those experiences with me as advice, I think that I've gained infinitely more from them than from my friends. Of course, my friends are fun. I love hanging out with them. But I don't think that they're the most important influence in my life.