Post #326223 by Tikinaut on Fri, Aug 17, 2007 7:24 AM

My mother in-law has a problem with the Tikis I keep in my home. She's a very sweet lady mind you, but a "born again" Christian--which is the problem. She refuses to come over to our house because in her words, I keep "graven images" around. I've explained to her that the Tikis are merely artwork and that they're not prayed to. I just like the way they look and they're part of my interest in Polynesian pop art. Her reply is that they look like they're "straight out of hell." Anyway, it's created sort of a problem because my wife is now feeling bad that her mother won't come over. Her Dad doesn't have a problem with it, but I can't expect him to come over without his wife. I thought about putting them away when she's over, but why should I have to compromise something that I like in my own home? And the funny thing is, although it annoys me, I don't make an issue out of her "Jesus-this" and "Jesus-that" when I'm in her home. What to do?