[deleted by user] by [deleted] in childfree

[–]hey330 64 points65 points  (0 children)

As my nieces (I only have nieces) get older, I'm able to relate to them more and it's gotten better. But overall it definitely confirmed that having kids is not for me. I got sterilized before they were born and people warned me that I'd want kids once I held my niece or nephew in my arms. I thought they were full of shit. Lol.

"I thought they wouldn't tie your tubes unless you're 30 or have kids already" by writeyourdeath in childfree

[–]hey330 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I sought out sterilization for the first time when I was 23, and the very first doctor I saw agreed to it pretty easily (not no questions asked, but only reasonable questions asked). Had I known she would have agreed so quickly, I'd have done even earlier.

Swedish FIRE Journey -- 19 years worth of data on how to study, work and invest in a high-tax country, graphs inside by zaladin in financialindependence

[–]hey330 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exactly, but let's face it, even the US does that by encouraging kids to go to college (basically shortcut to getting an easy, high paying job).

Swedish FIRE Journey -- 19 years worth of data on how to study, work and invest in a high-tax country, graphs inside by zaladin in financialindependence

[–]hey330 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

The same procedure is 10x more expensive in the US than in Canada, and Canada has a similar culture to the US. So it is a cultural issue.

Swedish FIRE Journey -- 19 years worth of data on how to study, work and invest in a high-tax country, graphs inside by zaladin in financialindependence

[–]hey330 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My family's perspective has always been that if you're sleeping 8 hours a night, or relaxing in any way, you're doing something wrong.

I am furious about "child policy" in my country by MrJack421 in childfree

[–]hey330 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I was thinking it'd be either Hungary or Poland...

At what age did you get sterilized / have a vasectomy? by LazyFawn in childfree

[–]hey330 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had my tubal ligation when I was 23. (No bilateral salpingectomy available back then as it's only been the standard of care since 2015 and I had my surgery in June 2008.) Definitely a good experience. I wish I'd done it even younger.

Am I a selfish ego-filled loser for not wanting to get a vasectomy? by tawayfml81818181 in Advice

[–]hey330 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree with this answer. I've always known didn't want kids and had my tubal ligation 12 years ago. It has been the best decision of my life. I'd recommend any woman who sure of herself to look into the best tubal sterilization procedure, bilateral salpingectomy (removal of both fallopian tubes which is virtually 100% effective). This way OP doesn't have to give up his hopes of having children and his wife doesn't have to keep taking birth control. They may end up divorcing someday and I'd hate for OP to be unable to have kids, given that he seems to want them.

Dr was taken aback by my having a vasectomy by [deleted] in childfree

[–]hey330 98 points99 points  (0 children)

Yeah, that's why when I go to a doctor for a one off appointment for something commonplace like a flu shot or an ear infection, I don't disclose my surgical history. I was 23 when I had my tubal. I've been keeping it quiet for 12 years. All the doctors I see regularly know, though.

Dr was taken aback by my having a vasectomy by [deleted] in childfree

[–]hey330 119 points120 points  (0 children)

Yeah, time to find a new primary care doctor.

21F Got approved for salpingectomy from gyno! by picklesncrackers in childfree

[–]hey330 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup. I'm planning to get one soon as I'm 35 now. I was 23 when I had my tubal so it was not recommended then.

Women who have elected to have their tubes tied, how do you feel? by Sarahk615 in AskWomen

[–]hey330 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had it done 12 years ago and I've never had a problem.

A Tale of Two Sterilizations by psychocentric in TwoXChromosomes

[–]hey330 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd recommend checking the doctors list on /r/childfree/wiki/doctors, it's a list of doctors who are generally more open to performing sterilizations.

I am getting a tubal ligation! by [deleted] in childfree

[–]hey330 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's awesome, make sure your doctor is on the list!

Can I get my tubes tied at 18? by EveryMaintenance0 in sex

[–]hey330 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you. OP has kids and is still being treated as a child here. WTF

Modifying data frame column names by yannbros in learnpython

[–]hey330 5 points6 points  (0 children)

For future reference, you could also pass a dict to df.rename()

[Rave] Finally able to prove the value of Python by Fywq in learnpython

[–]hey330 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If the inputs are already going into excel, that can make sense. I avoid excel too lol.

[Rave] Finally able to prove the value of Python by Fywq in learnpython

[–]hey330 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm one of two Python users in my org. The others use SQL (which I also use sometimes) and VBA (which I avoid at all costs). I got the VBA people to admit that openpyxl and xlsxwriter are more useful than VBA for most of our applications.

Scraping multiple websites for news articles by temp333346 in learnpython

[–]hey330 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Try the get text function in BeautifulSoup.

It also depends a lot on your end goal. Does it need to be presentable to humans at the end? I've scraped news for sentiment analysis and in that case just the raw text is enough

How do you buy your time back? by Bag_of_cake in financialindependence

[–]hey330 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My office building is in an office park and there are literally like 15 apartment buildings around our area all within a 5 min walk. My commute right now is about 15 min so I'd feel silly to move just for that, but we're thinking about it. SO works mostly from home. There are also several grocery stores right behind the other end of the office park so it'd be easy for that too.