What should i do?

Why is it that people that are older seem to want to lead you down the same path they went down? Maybe they can relate to your situtation but isnt better sometimes just to make mistakes, experience it your own way? I know that when i have questions in my mind i go to God or someone close to me but how to say you dont want advise from someone that is older. Somethings that have started in my life lately have been b/c of someone saying something to me and in a way i feel mad at this person even though they have my best interests in mind. But to lead me on to think things about someone else isnt quite right. Well at least not at this certain time. But i seem to always wonder if im bein ignorant about it all. The advice that is.