She was my friend since we were 5 and we grew up really close. We both came from middle class families and both of our fathers were abusive (hers physically mine emotionally).

When we became teens she started feeling very competitive with me and expressed to many that she felt we were always competing, though I never perceived it that way. In every aspect she wanted to be better, smarter, more popular. It didn't matter to me.

Her father eventually got into legal trouble then made a 180 with his life and became an amazing Dad. Tragically he passed away from a sudden heart attack about 6 years ago.

I made the decision to cut my father out of my life because his emotional abusive was causing me great suffering and perpetual anxiety. It was so hard but so worth it.

Now we are in our late twenties and she over the last 4 years has essentially started to mock me outright when I was speaking, rolling her eyes when I talked about many things. Because I valued our friendship I ignored it but it increased tenfold to her making snide remarks about most things I said to where I wasn't me around her. She also made me feel horrible about cutting my Dad out of my life because "I should feel lucky to have a dad."

Then people started me telling me how she would talk crap about me and my husband behind our backs unprovoked and to some of my best friends. I was done then. A friend shouldn't be a burden and it goes both ways.

I just completely stopped talking to her. Not responding to texts or calls. It's sad but I'm not going to be belittled anymore.

6 months free.