Silent Ageism: A Scenario
Tom, 74 years old (my age now) is very frustrated, he has
got used to being ignored. But a
neighborhood meeting has been called to discuss the recent break-ins. He was
tired of being treated as if he didn’t exist. It wasn’t that he experienced hostility; he was ignored with
sheer indifference. When he
was talked to, he was patronized since he retired fifteen years ago from the
community police force; he has gradually spent more and more time alone,
especially after he lost his wife four years ago. But this was too much.
He is tired of being treated like a piece of furniture. He is also tired of being patronized
when people did talk to him. He is
becoming increasingly frustrated. If you were a member of this group. What kinds things would you do
What would you tell him??
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