Influenced

I do think some friends I had influenced me. My ex close friend Karla influenced me a lot because ever since I started hanging out with her I started going out late, partying a lot, and making dumb decisions. But at that time I didn't think there was anything wrong with that. I just thought of it as having a good time with friends. I didn't even notice I was changing or being influenced by her. Some of my other friends would tell me "Karla is influencing you. She's brain washing you." I would just say "No, no. Whatever!" And since the beginning I knew she wasn't a good friend. I thought she was going to change. After my other friends started telling me all that stuff I started thinking and I told myself I need friends that are going to be good for me not friends that are going to mess up my life. I stopped talking to Karla and I wasn't going out like I was when I was hanging out with her. I'm very happy with who I'm now and am very glad I stopped talking to her. It's so weird because I was and have only been influenced by her. I think sometimes you can be influenced by friends without even knowing.