The name of Ratliff creates a dual nature in that you can be very generous and understanding, but you can also be so candid in your expression that you create misunderstanding. You like to add something new, something different, to your creativity, drawing upon your inventive traits. When you are happy and giving, you have a charming personality, you make friends easily, and would go to great lengths to help someone in need. You could be drawn into teaching others. You struggle with the requirement to soften your expression with tact and diplomacy and to consider the feelings of others. Independence and freedom of action mean a great deal to you; therefore, you enjoy positions where you are giving instructions rather than taking them. You could develop a dependence on medication, for example, to relieve the tension. Your name of $ has given you an appreciation for people and desire to be of service in some way, perhaps in a charitable institution or in an education centre. If you allowed it, temper and self-pity could be problems. This quality can spoil friendships and create losses in the affections.
