This is a recent prompt I had my students do, figured I would answer it as well!
Well although by most standards I would be considered an adult (age, career, apartment, etc.) I mostly consider myself a child still due to my behavior and point of view about life. As such there are many ways that adults influence or affect my life. First off there is work. At work I am expected by adults to dress the way I do. At first I was upset about this because I am not always that excited about dressing nicely but it has grown on me and I feel very comfortable now. I certainly would never wear a tie though if it wasn’t requested of me. In addition I find myself acting in what is considered a “childish” way – which really means carefree, fun loving, and adventurous and for some reason this actually seems to bother some adults (mainly ones who have forgotten how to have fun). I have met adults who have tried to tell me that I should not be acting in that manner. My father and mother were more like Atticus Finch though and so unless I was doing something wrong they pretty much just let me be my own person when I was growing up which I think helped me become the person I am today.
Adults also influence my life with their attitudes. There are many adults who I know outside of school who act as if they are superior to children or feel that they are smarter than children and I think that is absolute nonsense. They influence me to be more positive and to share my positive opinions more often – which is a good thing since I believe that I am right and that children ARE very intelligent and ARE very imaginative.
Although I am by many standards an adult I feel that there are still adults who influence and affect my life on a daily basis.