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When protecting someone's dignity conflicts with protecting their wellbeing

My elderly neighbor keeps giving me expensive gifts and I think she's being scammed by fake charity calls but when I tried to help she accused me of trying to control her money.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Respect for independence is clashing with the reality that someone you care about is being systematically exploited.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Personal ethics and integrity?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.