The Pyjama Monologues

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Interview With a Mother of Three (who says you shouldn't have kids)
On fantasy, regret, loneliness and loss
Jan 10 • Eva Wiseman
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'Dear Eva, My Optician Likes To Put In My Contact Lenses For Me… Is He A Pervert?'
(And - is that a problem?)
Sep 23 • Eva Wiseman
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Meeting my sister’s stem-cell donor felt... obscurely romantic
What was she going to cook?
Sep 22 • Eva Wiseman
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The ugly truth about beauty charms
Or: Why does your hand-sanitiser need its own handbag?
Sep 15 • Eva Wiseman
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Three years ago, a bruise appeared on my sister’s knee
Three years ago, a bruise appeared on my sister’s knee.
Sep 5 • Eva Wiseman
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Against 'Gentle Parenting'
Last week we went on holiday with friends for the first time, and the day before leaving the four adults exchanged a flurry of messages, the gist being…
Sep 1 • Eva Wiseman
96
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I Got A New Photo Taken
(And it almost killed me)
Aug 15 • Eva Wiseman
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On Being Scammed
It was about half six and we were ferrying dishes of chicken to a table of children when my phone rang.
Aug 11 • Eva Wiseman
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