It's being done in an underhanded way... My inlaws are being very slippery. I suppose I shouldn't be surprised. It is the way people act. And they only do it because they believe they're right in doing it.

I may have to come up with my own way to make some points. I fantasize about having them get their Bibles and read some passages out loud. I'm just not sure if I can pull it off.

But, I also fantasize about being better than they are... Perhaps there is a way to "take the high road".

I do get the sense that they know they're making it difficult for me to have any peace of mind when I'm around them, and they enjoy doing it.

I just feel stuck. There don't appear to be any easy answers. My interest in Stoicism suggests that the opinions of others is something that is beyond my control, and that there is a way to reframe these issues in a way that will allow me peace of mind, even when I'm in their prescence.... I just haven't quite found it yet.

Marcus Aurelius did say that he sometimes comforted himself by remembering that we'll all be dead soon. It is true, that in a few short decades, there will be no one around to even remember this.