# Discussion thread for the "Polls only" thread (Part 2)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 16, 2024, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636 "2024-02-16T02:56:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
**Showing post:** 8283

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2025, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/8283 "2025-09-03T19:47:51Z")

</div>

Mom has been dead for 57 of my 58 years. My father and I lived about 40 miles apart when he passed, but we worked together in the family business so saw each other daily. However, that doesn’t really tell me about my mom because the business was started by my [Dad and stepmother](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-family-business-market-distribution-specialists-inc-1984-2012/923289) and, had my mother lived, Dad would have certainly had a different professional life.

---

_[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636)._