I lowk feel mentally drained every time I hang around my “friends” in school. They don’t value the friendship as much as I do and when I do something nice for them like buy them gifts or treat them out to eat they never repay the favour. Even if I buy a Starbucks for them or whatever and they promise to pay me back it never happens. Only 2 people in my friend group got me a gift for my birthday, when I got all of them gifts for theirs. I’m really grateful they got me something but I wish the others cared for me as well. It doesn’t have to be something expensive, they could literally invite me to go to the mall for my birthday for all I care. It’s the thought that counts. But they didn’t even do that. Not even a birthday card. It’s not just that, they make jokes about my insecurities and laugh thinking they’re funny when it’s not. I don’t have the heart to tell them to stop because I know they’ll hate me and kick me out, and I’ll have nowhere to go.