Washington Post parenting columnist and coach; discipline with connection and EQ.
Social•Apr 4, 2026
We Blame Others, Play Victim, and Control Others
The human delusion seems to be this: We think someone else is always the problem, not ourselves. Human nature always wants either to play the victim or to create victims—and both for the purposes of control.
—Richard Rohr https://t.co/Feu5OXxPPe