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Father’s Day comes second behind mom: study

Dads don’t get the same love come June as moms did in May
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A father reads with his kids on Father’s Day (Paul Hamilton/Flickr)

Dear old dad doesn’t get the same level of celebration as mom does on her special day, according to a study released by RetailMeNot on Tuesday.

The survey found that Father’s Day just isn’t a big deal to 49 per cent of Canadians. And men are more than a little bet upset about it; 81 per cent believe that Mother’s Day outshines Father’s Day and 40 per cent of dads are upset when their kids forget about them.

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