Take some time and think back to any recent experience when you were told what to do.

1 pages, Single Spacing (500 words)

Take some time and think back to any recent experience when you were told what to do. How did you feel? Did it make you feel like a child? That is the feeling that comes to me. I like suggestions, interesting information, even metaphors, but I do not like being told what to do. I have learned over the years how to handle this feeling so that a situation does not degenerate into a power struggle, but I still have to take time to consider my reaction.

Write a brief paragraph regarding how you feel when someone imposes on your personal freedom. Note how you handle being told what to do and what your thought processes are regarding it. Then consider how your feelings compare with those of any elderly person with whom you have had the experience. Does the older adult like being told what to do? How does he or she handle the situation?