“My kid won’t study that class’s materials.  They CAN’T STAND the teacher and that demotivates them.”

“John is a real pain in you know what!  It’s near impossible for me to work with him on projects.”

“Thanks for the invitation, but sorry I have other plans.”  “I’d love to go,” you say to yourself, but you know Sara is going to be there and anywhere she is, you are NOT.

“I am not angry” screams the boss at a staff member.  

“I don’t care what my best friend said about me on Facebook,” says the teary-eyed high schooler.  

“It’s no big deal she prefers him over me.  I didn’t like her that much anyway,” says the hurt millennial.

Your manager has this “explosive” personality.  They have no problem at all blaming others when things go wrong.  Maybe it’s not your manager.  Maybe it’s your spouse or a friend.  In some cases, it may even be you.  None of us is perfect.  But there is something we can do about it.