My oldest friend makes me miserable and even calls me a fascist so I’ve stopped replying – should I call it quits?

DEAR DEIDRE: IT’S taken me half a century to realise that my oldest and closest friend makes me miserable. She corrects my spelling and even called me a fascist, so now I think it’s time to walk away. We’re both 65 and have known each other since 1976. I’m godmother to her son, who is...