A little background, I’ve known this dude since high school. We’ve been friends for almost 10 years. It started off great, we hung out all the time and had plenty of laughs and good times together growing up. After I highschool I decided to go the traditional route and attend university to get my bachelors degree. He went the opposite direction and joined the army after flunking his first semester of community college. We’ll fast forward about 4 years and we’ve reunited as buddies since he did his time in the army. We’ve hung out a few times since then and admittedly he is not the same person he was when I first met him. He’s much more matter of fact and insecure about himself which has caused problems in our friendship. To put this into perspective, we hung out tonight and went to grab a few drinks with my parents and watch a basketball game. In casual conversation my mother brought up the fact that I have about a month left until I graduate with my degree. Well my friend didn’t have much to say to this other than to ask me if I have any internships lined up. I responded by saying I’ve applied for a few and I still have some I need to apply for. He recanted by saying “you really need to get on that man, this world is tough” which I understand. He hasn’t had the best go at life and he’s essentially starting at square one after getting out of the army. Although, not even a simple “congratulations I’m proud of you” was uttered from his mouth. Then shortly after this discussion, he told me- in front of my parents- “I don’t know why you don’t just use zyns instead of vaping” More background, yes I vape. No I’m not going to try to convince you it’s not harmful because I know it is. It’s a bad habit I’ve formed. Nevertheless, why in the world would you bring that up right in front of my parents. It felt like complete sabotage and I gave him a snarky look and said “what do you mean?” Hoping that he would drop it. He of course did not and asked me again. At this point I was so pissed off and simply ignored him for the rest of the time spent at the bar. He’s shown many times in the past that he is envious of my tenacity and drive to be successful and this was the straw that broke the camels back. He blatantly tried to embarrass me in front of my parents and I have no desire to continue calling him friend after this. This is more of a rant than a call for advice but I’d like others insight on the situation. Thanks.