Today on unfiltered, Lauren is riding so high on the puppy cuddling oxytocin she can’t even muster up a midlife moan. Meanwhile, Nicole is... not quite as chipper. A listener poses the ultimate dilemma: who would make the better lunch date—Lauren or Nicole? Surely that’s like choosing between Ant or Dec? The competition is on as the ladies argue their case for who brings the most razzle dazzle to a social gathering. Plus, we hear from a listener who’s had enough of a bossy class WhatsApp mum—because haven’t we all been there? 

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