Paloma Faith is right, dads need to take more initiative. But some of us mums don’t give them a chance

Here’s a scenario I’ll warrant most mums have experienced a version of. There was an occasion recently when I was not going to be the one to dress our youngest child. “Have you left clothes out?” my husband enquired. Irked by the idea that my role is one of ‘child stylist’ I replied in the negative. “So what do you want him to wear?” came the incredulous reply.