Joe Swash: Forgotten Young Dads

Joe Swash: Forgotten Young Dads

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Joe Swash: Forgotten Young Dads

2025

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Overview

Too often dismissed, young dads across the UK are quietly redefining fatherhood. Joe Swash meets four men breaking stigmas and showing what it truly means to show up.

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Joe Swash

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Joe Swash

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