Well, Terry, I am in awe, amazed, and flabbergasted.
Not only did I feel sympathy for Ralph, I actually had tears in my eyes at the end of this story. Thank you so much for sharing your personal story and insight, and for giving depth and character to Ralph. You turned him from an annoying one-dimensional caricature into a three-dimensional person with real pain and reasons for his behavior. Something I thought impossible until I read this story.
Beautifully and tenderly done!!
