Help us bring the DAD Book to life

WHAT IS THE DAD BOOK?

DAD is a deeply moving collection of stories that represent the diversity of modern fatherhood and seeks to start a conversation that challenges the traditions associated with masculinity. This is a ground-breaking book. Never before have a group of men come together to bare their souls and speak so openly and honestly about their fatherhood experiences.

The book includes powerful stories around widowhood, stillbirth, miscarriage, post-natal depression, divorce, childbirth trauma, work-life balance, shared parental leave, gay fatherhood and surrogacy, raising a child with a disability, blended families, black fatherhood, raising a mixed-race child, being a single dad, faith and fatherhood and raising a child with autism.

The book will be released in Spring 2021, with pre-orders available shortly beforehand.

WHAT WE WANT THE BOOK TO ACHIEVE AND WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT

We know that men and dads don't always have the space to speak openly about their experiences. We believe DAD can change the world:

• The role of the dad has changed massively over the last decade, gender stereotypes and expectations are evolving all the time but the mainstream media hasn’t caught up. This book will help change the narrative about modern fatherhood.
• Traditionally, men are taught not to open up and talk about their experiences. DAD can be the start of a new conversation and encourage dads across the world to be more open and honest about their fatherhood experience. This book will help to enable better conversations within families and communities. 
• Mental health of men is still overlooked with suicide remaining the biggest killer of men under the age of 45, and 12.5% of men in the UK suffering from depression and anxiety. DAD is a cathartic book that will help men and dads realise they are not alone. This will help contribute to better mental health.

WHO ARE THE TEAM BEHIND DAD?

DAD is a compilation of stories from the MusicFootballFatherhood.com (MFF) team. MFF is the UK’s most exciting parenting & lifestyle platform for men. Called the 'Dad's version of Mumsnet' by the BBC, MFF is the online community for fathers. Through blogs, podcasts and events, MFF aims to increase positive representation of diverse fatherhood while providing a space and community for dads to have open conversations around parenting.

WHY DO WE NEED YOUR HELP?

We initially took the traditional route and approached publishers but we were told time and time again that that there was no audience for a book of this kind. Apparently, society would not be interested in hearing the voices of real dads talking about some of their most deep and insightful fatherhood moments. WE KNOW THIS IS ALL UNTRUE! 

There is absolutely an audience for this book. We are at the forefront of the conversations around fatherhood and we know that the world needs a book like this. We believe that this book will change the conversation around fatherhood, men and masculinity. This book will help so many people and we can't wait to share the stories.

WE NEED YOUR HELP! We are currently putting the book together and need support with the production and promotion costs. We want DAD to be a professional product that gives justice to the stories it shares. We also want to ensure that DAD reaches the people that need it most. Self-publishing is a complex thing to do, but with your help we can give DAD the platform it deserves.

WHAT WILL YOUR DONATION GO TOWARDS?

We need to raise £10,000 to produce a professional product and enable us to give the book the promotion it deserves.  Your donation will help us raise money to contribute to the following costs:

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SUPPORTING US! 

We appreciate every donation we receive. We know times are hard at the moment and we really appreciate your support.