Arrogant And Egoistical "Highly Gifted" Kid Has Been Told The Painful Truth By Her Older Brother And The Online Community Is In Support

Some kids act like being smart gives them a free pass to be cruel, and that is exactly the problem in this Reddit story. A 19-year-old user, u/PeanutButterCupula, says his 13-year-old sister has been labeled moderately gifted, bordering on highly gifted, but her attitude toward other people has become a bigger issue than her grades. When their parents asked him to pick her up one day, he finally snapped and told her the truth about why she was really alone.

Her reaction was immediate, and the online community had plenty to say about it. Read on.

The headline...

u/PeanutButterCupula

Let me explain

u/PeanutButterCupula

This isn't just a problem with family members

u/PeanutButterCupula

Picking up Nora

u/PeanutButterCupula

Just making excuses

u/PeanutButterCupula

What I said was necessary

u/PeanutButterCupula

And here's what redditors had to say:

This commenter thinks the brother gave her a reality check.

1. You gave your sister a reality check

PrommyTheBoomer

2. An exceptionally rude, ignorant, disrespectful...

bellixxima

3. It may be time for her to learn

CanterCircles

4. She should know better and treat people with respect

Bee_Studios420

5. It is good food for thought

Matzie138

Another redditor says the sister needed to hear it.

This also echoes the overachieving sibling comparison story, where Nora skipped the family gathering.

6. She definitely needed the reality check

DinaFelice

7. This behavior is not normal and shouldn't be dismissed

600nm

8. A high mental IQ is useless without a high emotional IQ

TeaTimeAbyss88

9. She can still learn to treat people with respect

Myorangecrush77

10. Sounds like you did a wonderful job

Legal_Sherbert

11. She has a whole lot to learn in life

landorca3

12. "Hope your sister gets over her delusions"

001101010o

13. She does understand how important networking is?

starvinartist

14. You're doing more for your sister than your parents

plushraccoon

15. Without social skills, she'll be an intelligent but lonely person

Katze-der-Kanale

16. Before she develops a personality disorder, take her to a therapist

[deleted]

17. Everyone has their strengths and weaknesses

XxQueenOfSwordsXx

18. You're a fool if you gloat about being the smartest person in the room

hydrochloric_bukkake

19. She needed to hear something like that

Lizardd06

20. That was harsh, but it was needed

EpicPanda25

21. Your parents are enabling her attitude

HeavyGogs

22. Your sister is a straight-up bully

Fluid_Response_6062

23. She's going to have a rude awakening soon

hugatro

24. A harsh reality check is coming if there's no change

ThePragmaticGing

25. She needs a good role model

Violtabletter

Something’s wrong somewhere when one starts to think that everybody in the room is at fault except for themselves. You see, some people place themselves as high and mighty because they feel they have a "higher IQ," which gives them the license to treat every other person like trash.

Anyways, let’s have your take on this story in the comments below.

For more AITA drama, read how someone called out their sibling’s toxic friend.