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Secret Mum Club with Sophiena

The Achy... Apricot?

Season 2026, Ep. 61

Soph and Emma are comparing notes on potty training and the pressure parents feel to "get it right". Plus, they hear about one little boy whose pronunciation of apricot comes with a very NSFW twist!

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