When was the moment you realized you deserve better in a friendship?

melanieeeB
Follow up to my previous question but for friendships, since friendships are sadly not discussed enough in our everyday life.

Personally... I had this friend that I knew since 1st grade, in 2017(my worst year), we had been close friends for 15 years!
In August I was home alone. I had no tears left to cry, I was in emotional and physical pain and just at my lowest ever.
Laura wanted to come over to cheer me up. Great!
But it ended up me serving her, like I made dinner and so on, that was still fine with me. But then I was sitting on this couch. Drained of everything and she asked me to also make popcorn for her.
I said to her that she could do it herself but I'm so tired and in pain, I didn't wanna stand up again.
She insisted... somehow I managed to get up and make stupid popcorn for her but I threw her out the next day and ended the friendship.
Years later, she apologized and asked for a reunion, and I tried building this relationship new but I couldn't and left for good last year.
When was the moment you realized you deserve better in a friendship?
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