IF YOUR WIFE or partner has ever sent you a 30-second skit depicting a father doing something funny, like walking past the laundry basket on the stairs for days on end or him filling out a form for their child but he has to keep texting his wife to ask her for the basic information, chances are she’s not just sending it for the LOL’s.

She’s possibly sending it to you in the hopes you might recognise yourself in the reel because she feels fed up carrying the mental load.

One such funny short doing the rounds recently shows a father with his 10-year-old daughter in the doctor’s office. The physician asks the father the usual questions – how old is she? Does she have any allergies? How tall is she? Any medical conditions? When asked, instead of answering the doctor directly, the dad whispers each question into his daughter’s ear to get the answer first and then repeats the correct response to the doctor.

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There’s no denying it’s been exaggerated for humorous effect, racking up 54.9 million views, and while it’s not all fathers, one look at the thousands of comments makes it clear that for many women, it sums up their frustrations on the mental load perfectly.

It’s easy to see why dads might get defensive when called out on this topic or even feel aggrieved, because the fact is, fathers are more involved now. Thankfully, we have come a long way from the days when men didn’t change a nappy or even have a........

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