I'm sorry to hear you're going through a hard time. I am too and my speech has gotten so bad I broke down in front of my boyfriend (my speech is a disaster around him). One time I was having a ROUGH day...and I got upset because he was doing things on the side while I was struggling and getting frustrated and embarrassed and I got so mad, I stormed off to the bedroom and texted wtf? And cried in my pillow. He then came in we sat down and talked and the way he sees it, he does this with everyone. It isn't uncommon for people to multitask, and especially in your case: over video call. May not be super polite, but this is your best friend so it's casual, right? Girls are super guilty of this... We get ready, clean up our desks, paint nails, make lists, whatever... It'd be super frustrating if she wasn't actually listening and you were constantly having to repeat things. But this is a part of casual relationships, people multitask and it isn't because they don't care... Just something to do with their hands, you know? I don't think she was trying to hurt you intentionally. Maybe she also thought it'd make you uncomfortable to just kind of sit there and stare? We (people who stutter) are complicated as hell. Sometimes, we want people to react this way, other times we don't want that at all. Sometimes, I hate when people just stare and don't break eye contact and look at my gaping pie hole while I'm blocking or if my facial tics are extra crazy... Other times, I think why aren't they looking at me? Is it REALLY soooo awkward to talk to me like a normal person? Do I not deserve this respect?? In summary, have patience with yourself and the people you love. Enjoy the more fluent phases for what they are but don't let the not so fluent ones get you down. You set the tone for how people treat you/respond to your stutter. If what someone does makes you uncomfortable, explain! Hope things get easier for you soon. If not there's always your online community of fellow misfits to vent to. :-) good luck with the girl!!