The response here have some really good advice. I look at situations like these as chances to grow. The universe will keep sending us certain people or situations until we learn the lessons involved. What is this situation telling you?
With people that make jokes, I look at the underlying energy. Is it playful and fun like a friend, or is it a subtle putdown and slightly disrespectful. If it's the first, then I just shoot a few jokes back their way. If it's the second I call them out on it and don't accept it, though I rarely encounter this anymore now that I am more playful myself.
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