# How was your 2015? Rate it 1-10. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 27, 2015, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-your-2015-rate-it-1-10/741518 "2015-12-27T23:31:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Dustin\_the\_Wind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f1d935/32.png) [@Dustin\_the\_Wind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dustin_the_Wind)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2016, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-your-2015-rate-it-1-10/741518/61 "2016-01-08T19:22:49Z")
I can’t really rate it, so I didn’t vote. Bad: My Mom died in March. She was 80 and extremely frail, both physically and mentally due to a stroke a few years ago. But losing her still leaves a hole in my heart. I am an only daughter (three brothers), so we were very close growing up. It still saddens me when I remember I have no parents. My dad passed away five years ago this month. Punch to the gut grief. Bad: My son got hit by a car on New Year’s Eve. He was doing the right thing and walking home after drinking and still got hit. He is embarrassed about it so I don’t know the exact circumstances. But, just a few staples in his head. Good: I feel weird saying this but due to Mom’s passing, I came into a significant sum of money. I was able to trade in my old S-10 for an almost new Toyota Tacoma. Paid cash. Yay me. Also for the first time I feel financially secure as I inherited Mom’s IRAs, so now I can say I will actually be able to retire. Not anytime soon though. ---
**Author:** ![PaperBlob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/58956e/32.png) [@PaperBlob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PaperBlob)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2016, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-your-2015-rate-it-1-10/741518/62 "2016-01-08T20:55:09Z")
My father died suddenly in March, and I had to move my mother into a nursing home. These big changes made her dementia worse, and she is becoming more and more withdrawn. So I’m kind of losing her as well. So this made for a pretty rotten year. The fact that I can also count many blessings raised the year up to a 3. My wife, kids and I are all relatively healthy, have just enough money to be comfortable, and our son and daughter are doing well in school. Here’s hoping 2016 will be much better! ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2016, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-your-2015-rate-it-1-10/741518/63 "2016-01-09T16:16:01Z")
> [@Dustin\_the\_Wind](#): > > Good: I feel weird saying this but due to Mom’s passing, I came into a significant sum of money. Ugh, I know exactly what you mean. ❤ Thanks to my mom’s money I’ve recently been able to pay off my car and credit card, get a bunch of things I’ve been needing, put aside the equivalent of three months of salary (I’m not worried about my job but you never know), etc. I can’t buy a house or retire or anything, but it’s more financial security than I’ve ever had before. It’s been such a relief, but at the same time I’m painfully aware of the source with every penny I spend. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-your-2015-rate-it-1-10/741518.md?page=3)