Because you never know ...
"... whether you'll stub your toe on a rock or a pearled oyster as you wade through the muddy waters of life."
Author: Shinyung Oh is a former associate at Paul Hastings who lives in San Francisco.
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Recent Posts from Because you never know ...
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Now...
It's 5:30 in the morning, and I am listening to the grunts, sighs, wails, and snorts coming out of his little body. I had just picked him up to pat his back to make sure…
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California Lawyer Article
California Lawyer magazine asked me to write an article for them a few months ago, and here is what I wrote. Not much different than what I've written often in this blog, but I thought…
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On Mothering
My parents stayed with us for three weeks to help us take care of our newborn. When I first asked her to help us out with our baby, my mom responded, "I think American babies…
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Catching Up to the Day
Since my parents left about ten days ago, today is the first day I've felt somewhat in control of my day. Instead of the day whipping me around by my ass, I actually felt one…
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Two and Half Weeks Later...
It has been about two and a half weeks since our baby's birth, and the world I live in now is very different than the one I inhabited before he showed up. I feel like…
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Our Baby
Here's our baby at 5 days old. (I'll just call him Baby T on the blog so that I don't give away his privacy before he's ready to.) The last 5 days have been wonderful…
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Looking forward
A few years ago, I remember coming home after work. It had been one of those long days, after I had probably been working on some brief or another. I found myself alone in the…
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Coming Soon...
It looks like the little guy will be here before the end of the week. We had a non-stress test this morning and a visit with our doctor this afternoon. I am already 3-4 centimeters…
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The Luxury Suite
I've been on bedrest since Tuesday afternoon. We went in for a regular checkup, and my blood pressure was unusually high. Fearing that I may have preeclampsia, the doctor put me on bedrest and sent…
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Under One Roof
My parents met Sherlock for the first time in early 2007. My parents and I had just returned to San Francisco from a vacation in Hawaii. They were staying in San Francisco for a couple…