A Father's Ambition VS Guilt, Encouraging Your Child + Sherm's INTENSE Football Fight | For The Dads

Summary

Bussin’ With The Boys – For The Dads Ep. 13:

A Father’s Ambition VS Guilt, Encouraging Your Child + Sherm's Intense Football Fight

Release Date: September 3, 2025
Hosts: Will Compton & Sherman (Sherm)
Summary by: Podcast Summarizer Pro

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Overview

Episode 13 of For The Dads—a special series on Bussin’ with the Boys—dives deep into the realities of intentional fatherhood. Will and Sherm bring their trademark humor and vulnerability as they explore the balance between ambition and guilt, the importance of encouraging your kids’ dreams, communicating with your spouse, and the chaos of real dad life—culminating in Sherm’s wild football game story. Listener feedback, relatable anecdotes, survival hacks, and emotional voicemails round out this heartfelt and hilarious episode.

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Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. Community Shoutouts & Comment Section Love

[04:39-20:00]

• Will and Sherm read YouTube comments and community shoutouts, showing gratitude and engagement with fans.
• They spotlight messages on marriage struggles, fatherhood, scheduling, and appreciating vulnerability.
• Example: Will reads a message from a listener about an IVF journey, expressing solidarity and inspiration.
  • “The advice they gave on that episode…was inspirational…I felt so hopeless. At one point…but being more open about it…helped.” –JJ Smith excerpt ([11:02])
• Sherm owns up to not talking into the mic, humorously apologizing and promising to improve:
  • “I’ve been leaning away from the mic, and I am sorry. I’m going to try and get better.” –Sherm ([10:21])

2. Candid Talk: Ambition, Guilt, and Time Management as Dads

[30:10-37:05]

• Will and Sherm reflect on their own struggles to balance ambitions at work with family responsibilities, especially as football and podcasting careers heat up.
• Will emphasizes the importance of intentionally scheduling time with family, not just paying it lip service.
  • “If you don’t write it down, it won’t happen…You want to be so good at everything… So even when I’m home…I still feel like I gotta prep.” –Will ([34:56])
• Sherm recounts Jill feeling “not prioritized” and how awkward communication led to a breakthrough and a scheduled date night.
  • “My dad loss was, I kind of screwed up on being able to schedule that time and prioritize that time.” –Sherm ([33:10])

3. Supporting Your Partner During Difficult Times

[26:01-29:47]

• Listener voicemail (“Chuck it up 04”) shares about his fiancée’s medical complications and asks how to support her while experiencing his own grief.
• Will and Sherm discuss the need to “just be there”—offering presence over platitudes.
  • “Your presence will be better than any advice you could give… Don’t minimize your own grief to posture and be strong… just sit in it with her.” –Will ([26:35])
  • “Be accessible to your wife emotionally…have your own person to offload with too.” –Sherm ([28:05])

4. Wins & Survival Hacks

[42:55-53:57]

• Dads share “Crack a Cold One” wins, like kid milestones and making new ‘dad friends’ at school.
  • Will tells a story about encouraging his daughter Rue to befriend a new classmate, tying it to lessons from Bluey.
    • “It warms my heart…that Rue’s taking the practice tape and taking it out to the game.” –Will ([46:13])
• Sherm highlights taking newborn Scarlett to a Baylor football game and managing travel stress:
  • “Scarlett…was my crack-a-cold-one. She killed it at the football game, killed it at the wedding, killed it on the flight.” –Sherm ([55:38])
• Survival Kit/Dad Hack segment:
  • Will: Wubbanubs for soothing babies.
  • Sherm: Travel bottle brush and using ChatGPT for custom bedtime stories.
    • “Write a story about Scarlett, her mom, Jill, and her dad, Sherman…It was the best story of all time.” –Sherm ([74:04])

5. “Intense Football Fight” – Dad Stepping Up at a Game

[61:58-66:31]

• Story highlight: Sherm recounts a tense confrontation at Baylor-Auburn, where drunk fans repeatedly bump his family, and he’s pushed to set boundaries.
  • “I slowly turned over him and said, ‘Hey, what’s your ticket for?…You’re bumping me and I’m hitting my two month old baby right there…’” –Sherm ([63:43])
  • Jill’s intervention “finishes” the confrontation, supported by bystanders.
  • The discussion underlines both the anxiety and pride tied to “stepping up” as a dad.

6. Listener Voicemails: Real-Time Dad Moments & Emotional Impact

[79:19-84:56]

• Tyler Pruitt calls in moments after his wife’s water breaks to announce he’s joining PT6 ("Papa Team 6").
  • “I was at work Friday…Wife calls, water broke, headed to the hospital…Ready to join PT6. This shit’s crazy.” –Tyler ([79:27])
• Aaron, a young woman with “the best girl dad in the world,” shares what her father’s love and support has meant—moving the hosts to tears.
  • “Just wanted to say…your love for your daughters is so encouraging…My dad’s the biggest influence on me, just in sports…He’s my favorite person in the whole world.” –Aaron ([81:39])
  • Will: “That’s every girl dad’s dream right there…you hope in 20 years that’s how she’s talking about her old man.” ([85:05])

7. Lessons: Encouraging the Dream & The Power of Nostalgia

[85:45-91:00]

• Will reads from The Daily Dad by Ryan Holiday about supporting your child’s ambitions without fear or skepticism.
  • “Encourage the Dream…Give your children permission to try, along with permission to fail. The signal that you’ll support them either way.” –Ryan Holiday (read by Will, [86:40])
• Sherm shares a heartfelt reflection on the nostalgia of returning home, wanting to create similar memories for his daughter.
  • “I am overwhelmed with excitement for the opportunity to build her nostalgia bank…to provide her the family home that my parents provided me.” –Sherm ([89:19])

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Dads Supporting Each Other Virtually:

  • “From 8:30 on every night I’m going to support him over the headset…this little place we call Discord.” –Will ([22:08])

• On Balancing Ambition and Fatherhood:

  • “The action usually looks like…you’re so balls to the wall career-wise…if you don’t intentionally get something on the calendar to prioritize my wife…it gets pushed under the stack…” –Will ([34:56])

• Sherm on Emotional Support:

  • “Make sure you have that person, maybe not your wife, that you’re able to offload with too…so you can be there for her.” –Sherm ([28:05])

• Epic Listener Check-In:

  • “I was at work grinding away…wife calls me, water broke, headed to the hospital now. Ready to join PT6. This shit’s crazy.” –Tyler Pruitt ([79:27])

• Touching Daughter-Dad Reflection:

  • “…My dad’s had the biggest impact on me…because of him I work in sports. He’s my favorite person in the world. I hope your girls feel the same.” –Aaron ([81:39])

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Important Timestamps

| Time | Segment/Event | |---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------| | 04:39-20:00 | Reading community feedback, YouTube comments, and shoutouts | | 26:01-29:47 | Supporting partner during pregnancy hardship | | 30:10-37:05 | Balancing ambition and guilt; scheduling family time | | 42:55-53:57 | Wins of the week; kid milestones & survival kit hacks | | 61:58-66:31 | Sherm’s football game confrontation—“intense football fight” | | 79:19-81:10 | Listener Tyler calls in during wife’s labor | | 81:39-84:56 | Aaron’s emotional voicemail on the impact of being a “girl dad”| | 85:45-88:44 | Will’s “Encourage the Dream” reading from Daily Dad | | 89:16-91:00 | Sherm’s written reflection on family nostalgia |

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Final Thoughts & Tone

The episode blends humor, football dad energy, and candid, sometimes raw looks at the emotional turmoil and joy of fatherhood. Will and Sherm are irreverent and playful, but don’t shy away from big feelings, hard conversations, or giving absolutely earnest advice.

For new or seasoned dads—and for anyone who values family and growth—this is a must-listen example of the modern “dad pod”: equal parts banter, big heart, and shared learning.

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Papa Team 6 Out!

“If you enjoyed, please subscribe, comment, and join the community. If not, call us Willie One Shelf and Fat Stafford in the comments…” –Will & Sherm ([91:24])

Transcript

[Will]

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[Sherm]

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[Sherm]

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[Will]

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[Sherm]

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[Will]

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[Sherm]

Ooh.

[Will]

Of Papa Team 6, you go to BWD bwtb.com yep. And shop for our merch. You're seeing these dad hoodies we got for the dad's hats. We got the bucket hats right here as you're seeing it with Fat Stafford over here. That. Oh, that's right. Myself, you're joined by Fat Stafford and the boy Willie. One shelf, we got banners. What are the pennants?

[Sherm]

Pennants.

[Will]

Pennants. People are buying them up. People are posting about them. They. Apparently they hang them better than us.

[Sherm]

Way better.

[Will]

Way better.

[Sherm]

And they're loving the pennants.

[Will]

They're loving the pennants.

[Sherm]

But what else did you say that hoodie already.

[Will]

I said the hoodie, damn it. Papa Team 6 shirts.

[Sherm]

Papa Team 6 shirts.

[Will]

Dad Duty shirts.

[Sherm]

I cussed. I cussed. We're gonna have to bleep that.

[Will]

I know I'm for two in the first. Like. Oh, did you?

[Sherm]

Yeah. I didn't even. I didn't even catch it.

[Will]

I. Dads don't let dads forget trash day, merch. All of it. BWTB.com if you want to solidify yourself in the rank of PT6, that's where you go. Shop till you drop. That's a great shirt right there. Busting with the boys. It still ain't fixed. Authentic dad gear. That would be Willie. One shelf. My specialty right there. Sher. Another episode.

[Sherm]

Another. Another sod.

[Will]

Another sod with incredible feedback. This, if you look at our YouTube this past last week was our most engaged with episode on YouTube.

[Sherm]

Yeah.

[Will]

Over 250 comments.

[Sherm]

That's crazy.

[Will]

Yeah.

[Sherm]

Shout out PT6.

[Will]

Shout out PT6. And you would love to know that when we were out in. In Arrowhead, we went to the Nebraska CINCY game. Oh, yeah, yeah. In Kansas City. And then we went to Ohio State. Texas at Ohio State on Saturday. You would love to know that there were a number of fathers and fans of the for the Dead show pt6ers.

[Sherm]

Like, shouting it out. Yes.

[Will]

Like a couple that like, you know the show. What I love about, like, just how organic it is, the messages we get, whether it's in DM or the comments, but like conversations. Not, hey, fan of the show. Got a couple of those. But a couple dads that are, like, wanting to shake my hand and not pull me aside. But you felt. You feel pulled aside just so they can tell you how much they appreciate the for the dad's brand. Couple equipment managers came up to me. No, love what you guys settled for. The dads really love what you guys said.

[Sherm]

For what team?

[Will]

That one was one came up from Texas.

[Sherm]

Okay.

[Will]

And then obviously the Huskers, like, oh, yeah, you know, I'm always shouting out the husband, but Texas. A cat came up to me. And then I think another equipment manager who was just an equipment manager in his past life.

[Sherm]

Yeah, yeah.

[Will]

Came up to me there.

[Sherm]

And a couple dms, too. Like, DMS coming into the for the Dads page. Chef.

[Chef]

We're trying to find his name real quick, but shout out to the usf.

[Sherm]

That's right.

[Chef]

Manager. He is sending us a bunch of stuff.

[Sherm]

Yes.

[Chef]

I'm a big fan. Alex Golish, former Tennessee offense coordinator, put to some B to A on Boise State.

[Will]

On Boise State.

[Sherm]

Yikes.

[Will]

Gooned on those boys.

[Sherm]

They did.

[Will]

Goon. Goomba. Rays infiltrated Boise State.

[Sherm]

That quarterback is the General. The Goomb dude. He was disgusting.

[Will]

Dialed.

[Sherm]

Dialed in.

[Will]

It's funny too, because the equipment manager audience, I'm going to say they got a fan base. They are tight.

[Sherm]

They're tight.

[Will]

They're tight.

[Chef]

They have accounts that are just like Texas A and M football equipment.

[Sherm]

I had no clue.

[Chef]

By the way, Jeremy Lee's is his name. Shout out, Jeremy. A bunch of stuff.

[Sherm]

Shout out, Jeremy. Go Vols. Shout out. Go Vols. Shout out. Oh, go Bulls.

[Will]

Are they. Yeah, yeah, they are the Bulls. South Florida Bulls.

[Sherm]

Yes. Sorry, I thought. I thought you said Vols. That's on me.

[Will]

Shout out the balls, gbo.

[Sherm]

Yeah.

[Will]

Yeah. They won. Shout out. It took care of business. This is not a football show.

[Sherm]

This is not a football show.

[Will]

For the wife's tuning in because I know we got a lot of. A lot of milk team Sixers out there.

[Sherm]

Yes, dude, we do. And that was my other shout out is the wife of the Arkansas razorback equipment manager DM'd Jilly Bean after seeing us go to the Baylor game with Scarlett and was like, you have inspired me to. I thought I was going to miss some of the season this year with our newborn, but you have inspired me to now go to the games and try bringing the the newborn, dude.

[Will]

That's what it's about.

[Sherm]

I know. That got me really jacked. It was sick. Also to your point. For the first time in my time at Bussin, I had a semen team sixer come up to me and he was juiced. His name was Johnny. Yeah, young cat and yelled my name from like a mile away. Ran up to me, had a boy's hat on. He goes, I gotta keep it a buck, dude. I'm SC6. I don't have a kid, but I'm semen team six, baby. I love for the Dead. I was like, oh my God. I gave him the biggest hug in the entire world. I was like, Johnny, oh my God. He said, I did. I have a podcast every single day of the week when I'm working out. I didn't have a Wednesday one. I said, oh fuck it. I like Will Compton. Let's see what it's all about.

[Will]

Oh God, I swear. Hey buddy, listen, I want to step on your territory. I'm an ST sixer. ST Sixer.

[Sherm]

He was like, I don't want to fool you about being fully PT6.

[Will]

Yeah.

[Sherm]

I ain't a dad.

[Will]

Ain't trying to be a dad right now.

[Sherm]

He crushed it, dude. I was dying laughing, dying laughing. I talked to him for like 20 minutes cuz Jill was in the mom.

[Will]

Room just keeping it. Yeah, we. We'll get in. We'll get into the. The storytelling. Cuz I'm super curious how that. We haven't really gotten to talk at all. And we, we've seen each other in the all like we've seen each other in the shop. We had to do bus with the boys earlier and I've been intentional like let's not get too fired up because I want to learn.

[Sherm]

Yes. I've been trying to stay away from.

[Will]

You because when you left last week, you're in the bit of a doghouse. I was a bit of a dog house situation with wifey.

[Sherm]

That's my dad loss.

[Will]

Okay, we'll get into it.

[Sherm]

We'll get into it.

[Will]

Yeah. Should we, should we rip off some comments at the top of the episode and shout out people who've been in the comment section?

[Sherm]

Please, can I start? Because I have an apology. I want to get in front of something.

[Will]

Go ahead. Okay, go ahead. Fat stuff.

[Sherm]

Because this a fat Stafford. First off, thank you for all the fat staffer comments. They make me laugh every single time. Secondly, I was seeing some comments specifically directed at me, and I was not offended. If anything, I was. I was a little bit heartbroken because Will had mentioned it one episode and was like, talking to Mike. Talking to Mike. I come in, our two guys behind the desk, they're always killing it. They also giving great production notes. Hey, Sherman, make sure we're getting a lot of comments. Talking to the mic, I was like, damn. Because I've been reading that too. So I just want to read out. Zach Davis, 2402. He said, Papa Team 6 member here. Huge fan of the pod. Could be just dad years. It's not Zach. I've been leaning away from the mic, and I am sorry. I'm going to try and get better, but Sherm needs to speak into the microphone.

[Will]

That's great accountability.

[Sherm]

Thank you.

[Will]

And that's good. Hand up. Post game presser. Facing the noise, not running away from it, and saying, this offensive operation starts with me.

[Sherm]

It does. And this is a podcast. At the end of the day, I get comfortable, I start laughing. I feel like I'm just talking to you, but I gotta remember I'm right here.

[Will]

Speaking of the mic.

[Sherm]

Speaking of the mic.

[Will]

I. I have a few. I. There were a lot that I screenshotted.

[Sherm]

Okay.

[Will]

And I have a few that's more on, like, the. The serious side of things. Ooh. I'll start with J.J. smith. He titled it IVF. Hello, my name is Carl and my wife's name is Allie. And we just stumbled upon the IVF episode Will did with his wife. My wife and I, if you guys can recall, on Mother's Day, we dropped a Mother's Day episode where I had my wife on bus with the boys and we talked through her IVF journey. We were going through our second round of IVF here in a few weeks, trying for our first child as a cancer survivor. And the problem being on my end, we're going through it together. The advice they gave on that episode, between the communication and not having a timeline, the whole story in general was inspirational. I think in life, there are signs and stuff when you pay attention. And the fact that I came across that episode and heard what we needed to hear at the right time as a sign relating heavy on all the feelings you guys went through between the pain, shame, guilt, and helplessness that was described, I felt so hopeless. At one point, but being more open about it and seeing the situation can happen to anyone, and their positive outcomes is what we needed and was bringing tears to my eyes at times. Jj, I appreciate you for being vulnerable with your boy in the DMS and sending that message. Yeah. I think IVF is something that isn't talked about a lot because it just feels. What's the word I'm looking for?

[Sherm]

Taboo. Yeah, Taboo.

[Will]

Yeah. Just because everybody has a different journey with pregnancy, people try over and over. I. You know, I have. My wife and I, we were very fortunate that Scotty was our first attempt with ivf. And we have a lot of close friends that have tried time and time again. Some still trying through. They're, like, on their fifth round of it, but. Jj, I just wanted to let you know, I read that message, and I really appreciated reading it. I'm glad that episode helped you guys out. And again, a big theme in that episode was it's not about being strong or seeming strong. It's more so about staying connected with your partner. So I'm glad you stumbled upon it. It warms my heart and fires me up. And thank you for reaching out, my friend.

[Sherm]

It's a great comment, hard thing to talk about, and it's cool that you're opening up on the podcast and allowing people to feel like they're having a conversation or feeling more comfortable to have a conversation about said subject. Yeah, I think it's awesome.

[Will]

Yeah, I appreciate that, my friend. Shout out. You want to rip off the. You want to rip off the next one?

[Sherm]

I got another one. Okay, so we have our friend Zach on Twitter. I don't know if you saw this, Will, but he put out a tweet of a washer that was disassembled, fully disassembled. I sent it to Chef. He can put it up on the screen.

[Will]

Okay.

[Sherm]

He tweets at me, which. Thank you, Zach. He said, dryer goes out 18 days before I joined PT6. Good. I could teach old Willie one shelf a thing or two, huh? Sherm stew, which I laugh so hard because I'm like, he's wrapping me in with him of, like, I would know what the hell to do with disassembly of washer. Like, Willie wouldn't know what the hell.

[Will]

To do with this. Between me and you, the handyman out.

[Sherm]

Here, a couple handy guys sure would know. I. I'm back. I was like, dude, I would no idea what to do. And he had a great reply and said, YouTube University, which I'm a big believer in. YouTube Universe.

[Will]

Yes.

[Sherm]

Yeah, I really am.

[Will]

Yes, King.

[Sherm]

Yes, King. So, Zach, shout out. Shout out King.

[Will]

Yeah, shout out, King. I got one from T odo 22. Okay. Sitting in the hospital one day in the fatherhood. Our room had a recliner chair in the couch. I hopped in that chair, laid back, and my wife, fresh out of surgery, turns to me from the hospital bed and says, you better get on that couch. You're not going to get the couch badge. I had no idea she was a milk team sixer that fired me the hell up. Shout out your wife.

[Sherm]

Oh, my gosh, I'm so glad you picked that one. I read that one like, the day it dropped and totally forgot about it.

[Will]

Oh, wifey. Hey, you better get on that couch or you ain't gonna get that badge, son.

[Sherm]

Hey, what the hell you think you're doing? Yeah, you gonna be in Chair Force One? Like, sure. We got my. Okay. My Les Pascal. Best day of the week is Wednesday, when the pod drops. Thankful to be a part of pt 6. Hands up emoji. Thank you, my Les Paschal. And I'm sorry for the pronunciation.

[Will]

Nice. Nice. I thought it was going to be a longer one.

[Sherm]

No, no, shorter one.

[Will]

Shorter1. Zach Hussey, 4736. Huge fan of. For the Dad's pod bus with the boys. And inside the bus, I'm basically a latun or a lieutenant in PT6. I've got 5K, four girls in, one boy. I repeat, four girls.

[Sherm]

Good, good.

[Will]

Their ages are 10, 9, 8, 6, and 5. My God, what is that? Is that 5? That's 5 under 5. Did he write that's 5 and 5 years?

[Sherm]

Did you say by God, or did he.

[Will]

No, I said that he's just. I'm just. I'm rattling it off. I'm like, holy. Been in the trenches so long, I've got a thousand yard dad stare in a. And a black belt in bedtime negotiations. You guys are the reason us battle dads keep our helme on. Love you boys and everything y' all got going. PT sick. PT 6, Lieutenant Hussy out.

[Sherm]

I love the idea of the karate belts, too.

[Will]

Yeah, black belt. But he's got a black belt negotiation at bedtime.

[Sherm]

I love that. I have a. A pretty long one here. This. This comes from @2.scawi. Shout out Derek.

[Will]

Shout out Derek.

[Sherm]

Let's go. Derek on the scene.

[Will]

Derek on the scene. Our Derek or Derek comment.

[Sherm]

Oh, no. Shout. Sorry, the. The comment was from two, Scully, and it just said shout out Derek. Our guy. Yeah, Yay. Oh, my gosh. What? Oh. Had another fun one. I was trying to find the other one because it was so funny. I found this one. I BurnEasy7379 on YouTube said Sherm, out here looking like a bookie at a Florida dog track, bro. I'm here for it. I saw one on Twitter that I desperately was trying to find that said Sherman. Looks like he buys storage units with the visor in the. In the. We need some storage units we should buy.

[Will]

Get a PT6 fund going.

[Sherm]

Start showing up and just splashing dollar bills.

[Chef]

You watch Storage Wars.

[Sherm]

I loved Storage Wars.

[Will]

Good show.

[Chef]

Great show. Sherm does look like 100.

[Sherm]

As soon as I read that, I started dying.

[Chef]

You spots memorabilia in the back and you lowball them. No one knows.

[Sherm]

No one knows. The video game ones would always. Those would get me stoked. Yeah. I do have a shout out that I could wait to save for the actual podcast.

[Will]

Okay.

[Sherm]

Because it deals with the Baylor game, so I'll actually hold on to that one.

[Will]

Okay. Zane Scott, 24, found out a couple weeks ago I'm gonna be a girl. Dead. Good. Just found out last week we're having twin girls. Good.

[Sherm]

Oh, my God.

[Will]

Scared the out of me, bro.

[Sherm]

I don't. I don't know what I would do.

[Will]

I don't either.

[Sherm]

When we were talking to Roan at the Super Bowl.

[Will]

Yeah.

[Sherm]

And it was fun talking to him at dinner because we were kind of in the same, you know, calendar schedule of, like, entering into dadhood. And he made a great comment and said, yeah, sure. Basically everything that you've been through just times it by two. I was like, oh, my. Yeah, bro. Scary thought. I got one from Jake Paltola. PT6.0M. So he has PT6 in his YouTube handle, which. That's pretty electric. He said, job, full time school, three kiddos under the age of five, stress through the roof for the dad's pod football season and lift heavy for the mental refresh.

[Will]

Good, good, good, good.

[Sherm]

I love seeing the pt6 in the username.

[Will]

I know. Yeah. In the username is big time.

[Sherm]

Oh, Yeah.

[Will]

J. Noble, 1120. Gentlemen, I think I speak for all PT6 and concurring branches of the PT army here. The reason this podcast is so legendary is because of the vast range of emotion experience you have. What you have watching from it, from absolute hilarious and relatable stories to dialogue that creates inward reflection and betterment, it's truly unique how y' all can pull it off organically. Keep hanging one shelf and waging War against the squatting raccoons. Because every time you do, PT6 grows stronger. P.S. fat Stafford will be in my thoughts and prayers. An entire week with the house to himself. What cruel and unusual punishment from the loving wife. I forget. You get the week now.

[Sherm]

Yeah, I get the week now. There is a developing story on that that happened about five minutes ago.

[Will]

No.

[Sherm]

Or not five minutes ago. More like 30 minutes ago.

[Will]

Good. They're coming home. Good.

[Sherm]

Worse. They're staying. They're staying. It's not that. I tried to text the true goons chat with.

[Will]

Time out. Time out. Time out. They're staying. Where are they?

[Sherm]

Oh, they're staying in Texas. My family. If you weren't listening last episode, we discussed that, unfortunately. So I just went on a trip to Texas with my family.

[Will]

Correct.

[Sherm]

That was fortunate. The unfortunate part is my wife and my sweet baby girl Scarlet, they're staying for an additional six days. Until Saturday. I will be home alone, unfortunately. House to myself. Just me and the doggos with nothing to do. Except play. Until Saturday. No, I will have nothing to do except play video games. If I can squeeze it in. We have a group chat with all of our Gooners, our video game group. And we usually like to send in that Batman gif where he's standing on the building and the bat signals out in the air. And I sent that to Truett Glover, who I haven't spoken to in three years, instead of True Goons. Group chat.

[Will]

Yeah.

[Sherm]

And he replied in like 30 seconds and said, bro, what up? I don't know what I'm gonna follow up with.

[Will]

I tell you what you do. It's. You're gonna be bored. You're gonna be very lonely. Here's what I'll do for you.

[Sherm]

Okay.

[Will]

When I get home and I'm talk to the wife and I'm gonna really good friend of mine, he's feeling very isolated and alone.

[Sherm]

Yeah.

[Will]

And I need to go be there for him and support him. You got to go somewhere and, like, leave it. No, sweetheart. That's the. That's. That's one thing I told him where I draw the line. I don't leave the house because I got a family to protect and a family to hang out with. But from 8:30 on every night, I'm going to support him over the headset.

[Sherm]

Yeah.

[Will]

This little place we call Discord.

[Sherm]

Do you think you could do that for me tonight? You do not have to do that, dude.

[Will]

I know. And trust me, no part of me wants to.

[Sherm]

Yeah.

[Will]

Because I love getting to bed early. I Love being a father. I love being a husband.

[Sherm]

Maybe tuck ins running a little late.

[Will]

Yeah. But to be there for my friend, it would be.

[Sherm]

I.

[Will]

It would not only be an honor, but I feel like a responsibility.

[Sherm]

Yeah.

[Will]

To have your back.

[Sherm]

Can I tell you some even worse news of when I came in today? Taylor was even saying he'd be willing to do the same for me.

[Will]

It's a big ask for all the boys.

[Sherm]

Yeah.

[Will]

Can I ask a question?

[Sherm]

Yeah, go ahead.

[Will]

What was the developing story? Because I always thought you had the house to yourself the entire time.

[Sherm]

I do. It was that I texted a guy I haven't talked to in three years that Jiffy.

[Will]

Oh, this. So the developing story has nothing to do with your family?

[Sherm]

No.

[Will]

Oh.

[Sherm]

I just didn't know how to reply to me randomly texting this guy and then him being like, oh, what's good, bro? And how do I. Because I don't want to be like, hey, I was trying to text my video game chat. Sorry.

[Will]

Yeah, yeah, I'll figure it out for you. I think I'm gonna have to approach the wife with. Sweetheart, you know how I've been bitching about playing video games, and you know how I hate it.

[Sherm]

Yeah.

[Will]

And trust me, I don't want to do this, but sometimes discipline is choosing what you want most over what you want.

[Sherm]

Now, the hard.

[Will]

I don't want to have to walk upstairs and play this game.

[Sherm]

Yeah.

[Will]

What I want most is a loving home. That was the speaker.

[Sherm]

Oh.

[Will]

But I need to do what I don't want to do. And that's Goon with the boys.

[Sherm]

Yeah. To. To throw it back to episode three. The harder choice is usually the right one to make. Dude. Not to challenge you and not to throw that into your corner and add some extra pressure.

[Will]

That's what PT6 says. Accountability. If you need to check me, you got to check me.

[Sherm]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Will]

All right, well, we'll. We'll finish it off. This is. This is a serious one, Sher.

[Sherm]

Oh, okay. Okay.

[Will]

Legitimately, I'm locked in.

[Sherm]

I'm locked in.

[Will]

This is from chuck it up 04. Need some support. Guidance from.

[Sherm]

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[Will]

Papa Team 6 My fiance is 17 weeks pregnant and sadly, she ruptured. We got a bad prognosis for our baby girl. How do I go about being supportive and strong while also being sensitive to her? I can't imagine what she's going through as she's putting some of the blame on her and her body. While when that couldn't be farther from the truth. Begging for guidance for a guy that's dreamed of being a girl dad, that kind of hits. Gosh, I hate that, man.

[Sherm]

That's so hard.

[Will]

Yeah, I.

[Sherm]

First off, thank you for sharing that.

[Will]

Yeah, I appreciate you for sharing that, man. And bro, I would say there. There are no words. My truest advice would be your presence will be better than any advice that you could give her. And don't minimize your own grief and your own pain to feel like you're posturing and being strong. I was saying a little bit ago that it's not necessarily about being strong. It's about being connected. And I would say just sit in it with her, be there for her and just do small things. Because there are times like when you're a dad, like when you're the guy in the relationship, you feel like you're kind of useless or there's nothing that you can do because your body's not the one going through it.

[Sherm]

Yes.

[Will]

And when you're. When your partner Is going through something. You're in totally different mindsets at times. You want to lead with like an optimistic quote or something that's going to make her feel strong or you're being strong for her.

[Sherm]

Yeah.

[Will]

And what I've learned is it's not necessarily about that. It's just. It's just being in it with them and trying to do whatever small things you might be able to do, whether it's, dudes, do a load of laundry.

[Sherm]

Yes.

[Will]

Get her, you know, from my wife, like, you know, an iced latte. Having. Picking up around that. Like, doing things that when she sees you, she's thinking, like, he's thinking about me. Even though he might not have the word.

[Sherm]

Yes. A hundred percent. In a very vulnerable emotional state. All the little things are going to seem like really big things on the bad end of the spectrum. To your point. On the other end of the spectrum, those little things are also going to feel like big things too. Those little, small victories of making sure the couch and all that stuff looks really nice and pretty. Doing the dishes, doing those, like, little things around the house. As far as that kind of support, the only advice that I would give to this guy that shared this is be accessible to your wife emotionally. Allow her to pour into and onto you what she is feeling and experiencing right now. Make sure that you also have that person. Maybe not your wife, but have your own person that you are able to do the same because you're gonna be there for her. And to your point, you said, like, make sure you feel this and you know. Right.

[Will]

Don't minimize. Like, you know.

[Sherm]

Yeah, yeah.

[Will]

Men are. Men will put off their grief. And again, you. You want to be.

[Sherm]

Yeah.

[Will]

That's a strong guy.

[Sherm]

And that will allow you to be there for her more. If you're able to offload that stuff with somebody else maybe and process that other than that, dude, just like, best wishes and. Yeah. I'm sorry, dude.

[Will]

I'm sorry. You guys are. You guys went through that.

[Sherm]

That's hard.

[Will]

Yeah. And being vulnerable with your wife, like, talking to her about your. What you're feeling, your fears. Yeah. Your anxieties. It. Your openness gives her permission to lean on you.

[Sherm]

Yeah. If she's feeling like a little shut in, that's a really good note.

[Will]

Because a lot of times, see, your partner wants to know, hey, how are. Like, is he going through something? Like, does he feel this the same way I do? He seems very stoic right now. Kind of. You know what I mean?

[Sherm]

Yes. They. This leads directly into my dad Loss with the communication stuff with Jill is a perfect example of it.

[Will]

Let's get into it. Let's get into the deadline. We do got to keep it under an hour.

[Sherm]

We have to keep out of.

[Will]

Keep it tight. Got to keep it. Got to keep it right.

[Chef]

Eight minutes.

[Sherm]

Eight minutes.

[Will]

Nothing. With nothing but 52 minutes to go.

[Sherm]

We're rolling.

[Will]

We're rolling. Dad losses of the week.

[Sherm]

Dad losses of the week. I texted Will about this. I don't know how much of the details I'll share of it because I forgot to talk with Jill about me sharing this on the pod, but I.

[Will]

Don'T want to get you back in the dog.

[Sherm]

Don't want to get back in the doghouse. But I'll. I'll share enough to where I don't think she'll be upset at all. Oh, and chef is back there saying.

[Will]

Hey, we can always. Yeah, we got to protect the fathers out there.

[Sherm]

That's a good man. That's a good man.

[Will]

Great man. Our captain Chef on the team six.

[Sherm]

Come on, dad. Loss was Jill for, like, three days, seemed very quiet around the house and was not short or rude with me, but just, like, very quiet. And I was like, I feel like something's up with Jill. Like, what is going on? And I allowed for, like, a ton of opportunities of, you know, asking, asking, asking, is everything okay? To no avail. Came up to this guy, my accountability buddy at work, and I said, hey, I know we have a really busy day. I have one serious question for you really quick. I feel like something's going on with my wife, and I want to try and let her know that, like, I'm here to listen if she wants to share anything. Will gave me some great advice of tell her if there is nothing wrong and I'm being crazy and overthinking this, you just let me know. But I will ask you one last time, because I really want to know your heart. I am interested. And I didn't just recite the line, because I was like, oh, this will get it. But it was true. I was like, I want to know, like, what is going on? And she briefly shared that she was not feeling prioritized in this time in our life, which is totally understandable. There's a lot of stuff going on with work. There's a lot of stuff going on with Scarlett. There's a lot of stuff going on with planning this family weekend that we just had, and with all that moving pieces, there's not a whole lot of, like, Jill time or Jill and Sherman time. And my dad losses. I kind of screwed up on being able to like schedule that time and prioritize that time. And then we had a really great follow up text of like, I gotta get some. Something on the calendar. Truly on the calendar, where it is like, this is priority number one. I'm. I'm sorry, no, I cannot do that extra thing or I got a jet because at this time I'm doing this with my wife. Like, we are doing it. So that was. My dad lost, so. But it also turned into a dad win.

[Will]

That's good.

[Sherm]

Yeah.

[Will]

Yeah. That's awesome. I'll tell you this, you're not the only one going through it. Not that there's been anything that's happened with my wife and I, but something like dad loss related is kind of just my own personal losses. I'm feeling like, I'm starting to feel like guilt could be creeping up just because the season is underway. And I legitimately, like, I am a big believer that if you don't write it down, it won't happen if you don't truly prioritize it. Like, people talk all the time and I'm guilty of this too, but you talk about like, you know, people talk about like faith, family, career, or, you know, career and family and all this stuff. And it's, it's nice to say, but to put into action, what the action usually looks like is you're so balls to the wall career wise, because you want to be really good. You want to be great at what you want to do. Like, we have an awesome, we have an awesome brand, not only for the dads, but busting with the boys. We just did the partnership with the ESPN where we'll be in New York every Thursday morning on get up. And there's just a lot of stuff coming down the pipe. And I just, I, I know myself and if I don't intentionally get something on the calendar to prioritize my wife, and not only prioritize my wife, but also like prioritize time like with my girls. So where I do like a one on one with Rue. Take a little Scotty Joe or take the kids so Charl can go and do something because she's a grinder and she's very. She's awesome. She is a foxhole partner. Yeah, I'm telling, but I just knowing it, I know something will come up if I am not being the intentional husband and the intentional father in the whole thing and seeing how the world of family fits into the puzzle and the chaos.

[Sherm]

Yeah.

[Will]

Of career. Because It's. It goes to the. It can go to the back burners, like, subconsciously, even though it's a priority for me. Because you want to be so good at everything you're doing in your career. Like, again, we do. We. It's like we got. We're reacting to games over the weekend for busing. We got our interview that we do with busing. We got our podcast that we do with. For the dads. We got streaming that we're going to do on Thursdays. We're going to be on Get Up Thursday mornings. We're going to be doing fall tour stuff where we go to games on the weekends. The locker room, the lock. Oh, yes. Our game. Our two gambling shows, college football and NFL. The locker room where we're doing fanduel picks and to execute at a high level on all of those shows, there's a lot of study and prep work and things. I feel like I can't be out of the loop or left behind because as we get bigger, I feel like there's more audience and more expectation on being able to deliver and know what I'm talking about versus just spewing things out into the world.

[Sherm]

Yeah.

[Will]

So even when I'm home, there's times where I feel like I got to structure study time and prep for the day before. And in doing all that, it gets pushed under the stack of these hypothetical papers of career, my family, and my intentionality with my wife. So that is, as a dad, loss and feeling. You know, you're like, will gave me great advice, and I'm thinking I need to take my own advice right now.

[Sherm]

We all.

[Will]

Because I do. It's like, days can go fast, bro.

[Sherm]

Yes.

[Will]

And they get away from you.

[Sherm]

Yes.

[Will]

And if something's not on the calendar that, hey, I'm intentionally thinking about this and prioritizing this, then you're going to be more in a reactive state when you are. When that conversation does happen.

[Sherm]

Yes.

[Will]

It's like, I want to get on the books. I want to get in, like, a cadence of, you know, getting childcare for the night. My wife and I, like, get, like, get in a hotel room. We do a staycation. Just have, like a night to ourselves and wake up and go to a coffee shop.

[Sherm]

Yeah.

[Will]

Just stuff like that. And it's like, it's. It's on the whole, you know, the quadrant of urgent, important, important, not urgent, urgent, not important, not important, not urgent. I feel like that is, like. It's just. It's been in my mind, like, the last 48 hours since we've gone back from Columbus. That. Man, I've got to get on my.

[Sherm]

I do too. I felt that. That way this entire weekend with work. Weirdly, I've been feeling that way with Jill. And then when I was like on vacation, then I was feeling that way about work.

[Will]

Yeah.

[Sherm]

And so I was like, okay, I gotta make sure I'm, you know, tweeting about this Baylor game and, you know, taking pictures of Scarlet and blah, blah. I gotta be doing a good job of. Because I was overreacting with like, wanting to prioritize Jill and lock in for that and didn't want to have my phone out too much in front of her and try to find that balance and which it was fine. I mean, Jill is not a phone nazi or anything. And she's not sitting there going like, are you doing this before the dad's?

[Will]

Right. But you're, you're, you're conscious of.

[Sherm]

I'm in my own head.

[Will]

Yeah, exactly. And I know for me, dude, I don't know how it is for your workload and getting all, like chasing all these rabbits and feeling scattered. When I get like that, I get a lot. I get a lot of like, anxiety about it.

[Sherm]

Yes.

[Will]

And I know for me it's like Willie C. Willy. One shelf. Take one hour at the top of the week or take one hour wherever it is, wherever you can find an hour just to have focus time on how I'm going to prioritize the month out, the weeks out, write my priorities down, whether it be busing for the dads locker room and then on the family side, like, if I want one on one time with Rue, if I want one on one time with my wife, like, writing those things down and then fitting them into the puzzle. And even study time, like prep time. Like, I know I'm going to need this, but I don't want to casually do it at the end of the day when my wife might be thinking, hey, we can catch up and watch a show.

[Sherm]

Yes.

[Will]

Because then I'll watch that show, won't do any prep work or study, and then I'll be, you know, scrambling before I get on said show the next day, trying to, like, cram and figure it out. And then my. Like again, I just. I have to be somebody that prepares.

[Sherm]

Yeah.

[Will]

Those who. What is it? Those who fail to prepare, prepare to fail. That is, I. I am.

[Sherm]

That I also like doing. I got to do a date night with Jill on Saturday, which she did a good job of making the reservation, all that stuff. But I was like, fully for it and, you know, happy to, you know, we're taking care of Scarlett. It's the first time somebody's watching Scarlett. It was my mother in law. Shout out Lisa. She said, I need to shout out her name whenever I bring out my mother in law. I said, I'll start doing that.

[Will]

I got you. Hey, that's into the mic.

[Sherm]

That's. That's on me losing. But she watched Scarlet and sitting in the booth with Jill, and it felt like we were dating, like, before we even got engaged. Like, just as like, you have, like, two or three cocktails, you're splitting appetizers, you're splitting salads, you're splitting the entree. And we're just, like, in the booth together, just, like, cuddled up, and she's getting all, you know, like, cozy and scooting up close to me and stuff. And I'm like, dang, dude. It's been a minute since we've done this, and that's really sad. Yeah, that's. That makes me really sad because I do love Scarlett and I am so excited and, like, wanting to raise her and all that stuff, but, like, prioritizing my. My day one, my girl, I gotta do it more.

[Will]

Yeah. And then you're in those moments and you're just like. Like, you feel like you just forget.

[Sherm]

Yes. Well, and it.

[Will]

How to court your day one. Like, just being in, like, a. Like, date them.

[Sherm]

Yes. Calls it becoming a roommate.

[Will]

Yeah.

[Sherm]

She was like, I feel like I'm your roommate right now, and I am having fun being your roommate. You're a good roommate. But let's go back to, like, dating. And, you know, I'm like, I totally get it. Totally get it. It. So it was good. It was a dad loss, but it was a good wakeup call, especially going into this busy season of, like, dude, it's about to be even more crazy with everything that's going to be going on around here that you really need to lock in. Yeah. And to the point of my therapist, which I've yet to do, this my homework. I said it here on the pod. Doing the four pillars. Sherman, Work friends. And what was the other one?

[Will]

Sherman. Yeah. I was gonna say dude.

[Sherm]

Again. I just literally did it again. Jill family. I gotta do it. I gotta sit down and do it. I am sorry, therapist. I need to do my homework assignment. I see him next Wednesday. I'll have it done.

[Will]

One hour.

[Sherm]

What do you mean, skit?

[Will]

To schedule it all. Like, to prioritize to write this stuff out.

[Sherm]

Oh, yeah.

[Will]

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[Sherm]

You know what else is one hour.

[Will]

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[Sherm]

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[Will]

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[Sherm]

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[Will]

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[Sherm]

Have to stay hydrated. Especially these are the dog days of summer. I know school's back in session, but it is technically the dog days of summer.

[Will]

It is hot for the dads out there who are football dads. This is the dog days of the season because I hope you guys all had a great time watching all the college football games over the weekend. I did as well. And then I sit there and recap and reflect on like, you know, how do you get better from the stock, from the side of like family and hubby.

[Sherm]

Yeah.

[Will]

So although I hope you enjoyed all your games, I need you to watch tape. I need you to self scout on how we can get better at home incorporating that. I'm already thinking like, okay, if I tell Char to get out for an afternoon and look, you can't get around it, NFL's on Sunday. College is on Saturday. The NFL industry is trying to take over basically every day of the week.

[Sherm]

Yeah.

[Will]

But if I'm going to tell wifey to get out, I need to have a game plan. I can, I can keep Rue at bay with Rue. I can affect the pocket. I can stop the run. I can get her thrown outside the numbers. I can disrupt her at the line of Scrimmage. I can do those things for Scotty. For Scott Zilla, she's a different little animal. I'm looking at the little rugrats pins, like, okay, maybe, you know, if I get a little pin, throw some toys in there and kind of just let her loose. So that way she's in a vicinity. That's one. It's like, what is it? You can't stop them. You can only hope to contain them. Yeah, yeah, That's Godzilla.

[Sherm]

Yes. I was seeing those videos of Ru with the harmonica, just being so sweet, doing her harmonica thing. I look in the background, mother in law's just hunched over Scottzilla. Scottzilla's, like, on a mini bar, like, trying to just tear it apart. Like, oh, my God, that's my cracker.

[Will]

Cold Warners. We've got this little harmonica, and it is the most adorable thing ever. She hits the A1, 2, 3, and just starts blowing in it. I'll send you the video so that way we can play it on the show. But, dude, it is. It is adorable. So that one, that's when I sit there, I'm smiling. It's like, I can crack a cold. That one. Also, new friends at school. School. There was. We did like, our first little, like, not parent teacher conference, but somewhere. So, like, you meet with the teachers and kind of go over what they do in the classroom, go through a day in the life of a kid at the school. And so we got to meet a few new parents. And there's this one gentleman I met, and I'll keep their names out of it, but they had just started that day.

[Sherm]

You made a new friend?

[Will]

I made a new friend.

[Sherm]

Oh, wow.

[Will]

New little dad friend. Didn't exchange numbers or nothing.

[Sherm]

Okay, okay. Playing it cool.

[Will]

Yeah, playing it cool. And. But made friends with him. They had just started that day, moved from the northeast. That was their day one of going to school.

[Sherm]

Oh, wow.

[Will]

And her. His daughter is in the same class, same age as Rue. So I go home and I'm talking to Rue about this new friend, and I'm like, oh, was it her first day? And she said, yeah. And I'm like, do you feel like she was nervous or scared or anything? She's like, I don't know. And I'm like, were you nervous or scared your first day? She's like, yeah. I was like, when you see so and so, tomorrow you should go up, be like, hi, I'm Rue, and ask her to play and be friends with her and be really kind to her, because I'm sure she's really nervous and scared, just like you were on the first day. And you want to make her feel welcome.

[Sherm]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Will]

And ever since then, each day she brings up this little. This. This toddler's name. Oh, really? We played together and did this and that so they seem like they're friends. So it like warms my heart. That rush taking the practice tape and taking it out to the game.

[Sherm]

This is literally. We brought up Bluey before the episode. That was the episode of Bluey that I watched over the weekend.

[Will]

How good is Bluey, buddy?

[Sherm]

I was so wrong. I had the coldest take, like episode one or two about Bluey.

[Will]

I'm sorry, what'd you say about Bluey again?

[Sherm]

I said, oh, the kids are yelling at the dad in the show. I don't know if I want my kid watching that.

[Will]

What an L take. Yeah, it's a.

[Sherm]

What a Baylor vs. Auburn. But to the point quickly.

[Will]

People hate what they don't understand.

[Sherm]

They do.

[Will]

People hate what they don't understand.

[Sherm]

Bluey makes a new friend at the park. Guess who the friend is with at the park. Their dad blues with her dad. And the dads start becoming friends as well. On the little park.

[Will]

It's a good show.

[Sherm]

It's a good show.

[Will]

It's a good show.

[Sherm]

I'm glad that you, that you made a new friend. Is there a follow up plan? Where are you gonna hang out with this guy?

[Will]

Slow play. Play hard to get.

[Sherm]

I like that.

[Will]

You know what I mean? I think next time I go over, shake hands. Hey, my daughter was telling me this bond over our daughters being friends type angle, you know what I'm saying?

[Sherm]

And maybe just take the Bluey route and just go little, you know, park hangout date. Little park session. Yeah.

[Will]

Matter of fact, we got a part park hangout later today. So we gotta keep the show under an hour.

[Sherm]

Okay. Gotta keep on showing because it's.

[Will]

It's Labor Day.

[Sherm]

It is Labor Day.

[Will]

It's Labor Day as we record this.

[Sherm]

Yeah.

[Will]

Hey, and by the way, I said last week that if you guys wanted your. You wanted stuff to be potentially featured on the show to comment within those first 48 hours. Thank you. That was. It was a little stressful going through all the comments and screenshots and I have like eight more on here that I didn't get to. Because I'm thinking we don't have to, you know, we can't just sit here and talk YouTube comments. I wish we could. I know, but thank you. And Derek, you've been Crushing and responding to everybody. Let's go in YouTube. I was checking. I was checking. Seeing all the replies. I see our little for the dads logo but this has been our most. Last week was our most commented on episode.

[Sherm]

Yep. And twice sent Derek a tweet that was like, bro, this would be great to engage with. And before I sent it, I didn't check to see if old Derek had seen it himself and engaged with it. And both times I looked like a fool because for the dads was right under that tweet, he's already engaged.

[Will]

He's one of those teammates to where you might think you're telling them something but they've already picked up the pace to where you're like, okay, I need to pick up my shit.

[Sherm]

And guess what he doesn't do. Oh, Ori did it. He would never you thumbs up one of them. And then I look at like it said, you know, two hours ago for the dads. I'm like, oh man, big time. He's on it. One thing I do want to say, a lot of the comments we're getting in voicemails, there are some people who get a little defeated if they don't see those on the show and feel like you guys aren't seeing them. And so I'm making it my priority no matter if we talk it on the show or whatever it is. Comments, DMs, voicemails, emails, will and Sherm do see as much as humanly possible. There's a lot of people who are like, I don't know if Sherm's gonna see this or I don't know if Will actually looks at these. These two. Just to confirm the community care so much about you guys. Number one priority is getting those in front of you. Just so you guys know, there are people out there saying that it's we're getting as much in front of you two as we can.

[Will]

Let's go just on Derek saying that just again because we did all the comments at the top of the episode.

[Sherm]

Yeah.

[Will]

And I didn't read any that that Derek and I were sitting here talking about going over but Charlotte shouting out Kylie Cantor, not sure if Sher. So to your point, not sure if Will Shermer will actually see these, but if so, thank you guys for the podcast. You've really helped my husband have a healthier mindset entering fatherhood. We're seven weeks into the trenches with with baby boy and having the pod has really helped him have a more positive outlook on those 2am diaper changes. With the little heart emoji he's got me listening to each week. And we both thoroughly enjoy another one from Martha Byrne from Milk Team six. Milk Team Six. Operator here. I'd like to issue a Bravo Zulu to Sherm in one shell for indoctrinating my husband into PT6. My favorite is when it's his turn to change a blowout, and all I hear upstairs is good Kennedy tress line for PT6ers with a wife on the pup list. Hey, I know. The doctor said six to eight weeks, boy. What is your orthodontist say? He says. He says it'll get a chuckle from. From your wife, and then you hit her with the. You play your cards right, daddy will mount you.

[Sherm]

Wait, I didn't tell you about my deployment of said line last week, did I? No, I used the line you. And it got a big chuckle.

[Will]

Just. She was wifey in front of Jill.

[Sherm]

Oh, yeah. We're in the kitchen. She's kind of. She's getting a little bit of an attitude with me. Kind of reminded me she bend over.

[Will]

And put a dish in the dishwasher, and you kind of gave her a little hump. That's my go to, like, now.

[Sherm]

I was acting up. I was acting. She's trying to, like, kind of get on to me because I'm not good in the kitchen. Yeah. And I'm being goofy. And, you know, her tone's getting a little more angry and stuff. I said said. And the way you're talking to me right now, I kind of like it. And she gets. She gets more angry. I said, there you go. Yeah. And she. That kind of broke her, and she started laughing. I said, you keep on talking to me like that, daddy. My mountain.

[Will]

Yeah. Yes, sir. Yes, sir.

[Sherm]

And she chuckled.

[Will]

She did chuckle off the pup list.

[Sherm]

I. Here's. Okay. I knew that this was coming, and I just want to say I wasn't.

[Will]

Thinking until just now. Just to be full transparency.

[Sherm]

It's totally fine. I want to be respectful of my wife, so I don't.

[Will]

Okay.

[Sherm]

But. Oh, not to change the subject. Did I tell you Six Flags over Texas. Have you been to that theme park?

[Will]

Not the. No, not Six Flags. I've been to Chicago and Cincinnati. Six Flags when I did a little. A theme park tour. Amusement park tour with my boy Logan back in the day.

[Sherm]

Okay. There's a great ride there. It's called Shockwave. It's been closed for, like, six to eight weeks. We got to ride it.

[Will]

Yeah, you did. Did.

[Sherm]

It was a lot of fun.

[Will]

Yeah, you did.

[Sherm]

It's got two loops on it. It's a quick one. It's a quick one. It's got two loops on it. It's fun. It's a good coaster.

[Will]

So you hit Shock Wave.

[Sherm]

Yeah, we rode Shock Wave.

[Will]

Nice.

[Sherm]

It was great. Nice. It's a fun coaster. If you're on i30, you can see it from i30.

[Will]

I'm picking up what you're putting down.

[Sherm]

Come on.

[Will]

Okay, crack a cold one. We got to keep this one under an hour. Did you already say your cold one?

[Sherm]

Oh, just Scarlett over the weekend. Absolutely crushed it.

[Will]

She talk yet?

[Sherm]

Not yet.

[Will]

Yeah, it takes a while. I keep on.

[Sherm]

Yeah.

[Will]

Scotty. All she says is, dad, dad, dad.

[Sherm]

No, does she?

[Will]

Yeah, she said. She says, dad, dad for sure. But I'm saying all she can say is, da, da. And I'll be like, da. She'll be like, da, da, da, da, da, da. Yes, Scotty.

[Sherm]

And then she starts ripping that toe into the hardwood floor. She is.

[Will]

Bro. She is squirrely.

[Sherm]

I've yet to interact with Scott. I gotta get around Scotty and just gotta get around. Yeah, and we gotta get Scarlet in on that energy. Like, I want Scarlet to, like, kind of pick up on that.

[Will]

Yeah.

[Sherm]

If. If Scott Zilla rubs some of that off, off on Scarlet, I'm more than happy.

[Will]

Okay.

[Sherm]

But Scarlet, Scarlet's kind of her own little beast. She's kind of killing it.

[Will]

Yeah, yeah. Tell me more. Tell us more. PT6ers want to know.

[Sherm]

PT6ers, let me tell you.

[Will]

What are we, two nine one nine weeks old?

[Sherm]

This will be right now her two month mark.

[Will]

Okay.

[Sherm]

Yeah, her two month mark on the third.

[Will]

Okay, let's go.

[Sherm]

So the weekend was great. I told Chef and Derek, minus the Baylor game result, flawless weekend. Truly flawless weekend. I told. I told you on that text, I was like. It was so refreshing. It was like Jill and I connecting really well. We're doing all this fun stuff back in our hometown. We're introducing Scarlett to all of our closest friends and family. We took Scarlet to the Baylor game. We made it all the way till the 3 minute, 22nd mark when Jackson Arnold put the nail in the coffin. And I was like, all right, I gotta get my baby girl back to the hotel room because it was hot.

[Chef]

Was it because she couldn't make it anymore? Is it because the game was.

[Sherm]

Well, game. Game was we were trying to be good parents and Jill was wanting to go back, and she was being very sweet and letting me stay. And once on that fourth and whatever it was fourth and three and they scored. I was like, okay, we can leave. It's fair. And I got one of those little bike whatever they're called. Shout out those. Dude.

[Will]

Shout out those bike whatever they're called, man.

[Sherm]

You know what I'm talking about? No, the pedal bike. The pedal bikes that they're like the little taxi drivers.

[Will]

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Sherm]

Dude, we took that, buddy.

[Will]

Buddy.

[Sherm]

We took that from McLean State. Oh, I up. I had a better dad loss. Or not better dad lost, but I had another dad loss. But anyway, Scarlett. Scarlett was my cracker, Cole. When she killed it at the football game, she killed it at the wedding. She killed it on the flight.

[Will]

She slept, hit the bottle on the way up the ascension, hit the bottle.

[Sherm]

Right before takeoff, and she literally.

[Will]

That's for their ears, by the way. Any new dads coming into PT6?

[Sherm]

That is for their ears.

[Will]

It's for their ears. Don't pop. Feeding the pop in the bottle as you're taking off.

[Sherm]

I'm like super on the day. I didn't. I like hardly slept before the Baylor game was truly butterflies. You would have thought that I was playing in the game.

[Will]

Oh, I know what you're saying, bro. I was like going into Husker Cincy, I was like, I have nothing to do with this game, but these 18 to 22 year olds, I feel so emotionally invested that I felt like I was playing. That I felt like I had a 30 play third down call sheet where I had to go over every check.

[Sherm]

Yes.

[Will]

What if we go to empty? What if they motion to empty? What if they go from emptying back in? Are we getting back to the original call? All these things going to my head or am I going to get exposed today? That I felt on game day as a pro.

[Sherm]

Yes.

[Will]

And in college I felt that on just us playing the Cincinnati Bearcats. So I feel you, my friend, couldn't sleep. Felt. Yeah. And on the way to the stadium for the game, I started to get tired. And that is exactly how I would operate, like, even on game days for myself is you're just amped. You're trying to do all these things. My little game day routines, study habits, everything. And then we're taking the team bus over and for whatever reason, I feel like a little sleepy. I feel like it was like a big nerves thing.

[Sherm]

Yes. I had to go to Dutch Bros. Shout out Dutch Bros. Yeah. And get a little ice Americano with two espresso shots right before the game because I also was feeling tired for no reason, because My heart was doing this the entire day.

[Will]

This is it.

[Sherm]

I'm trying to rush Jill. I'm trying to get the. The thing on Scarlet. We had, like, this black. We bought a black one for the blackout, whatever, little chest mount. And I'm trying to rush it, and Jill's like, you're. You're gonna hurt her leg. You're rushing, you're frustrated. You're trying to get to the game. You're not taking your time and being sweet to Scarlett.

[Will]

What'd you say to her?

[Sherm]

I literally. I backed. I did not say. I didn't. I swallowed it. She's right. It doesn't matter if we're there at kickoff, because they don't sell beer in there. And I know Jill wants to have a good time, and I want to have a good time, too. Crickets is right here off Franklin Street. One of my favorite bars back in the college days. I'm gonna go introduce Jill to that. We're gonna go get some drinks, and then we'll take one of those trolley bikes. I know those trolley bikes come by Crickets, and we'll take that to the game. Best decision I ever made.

[Will]

I love that. And you also reacted to what I said so quickly that new listeners might be thinking, we call our wives bitch if they say something wrong.

[Sherm]

Oh, yeah, we don't. Don't we?

[Will]

Yeah, but we knew. Yeah. No, no, I didn't call her A.

[Sherm]

I did not call.

[Will]

Wait, what'd you say to her?

[Sherm]

Did you do that thing that we always do where we call our wife A? I didn't do it that time.

[Will]

No. What? I did instead.

[Sherm]

What? I did instead. I was actually. I was, like, nice for once.

[Will]

It was weird.

[Sherm]

But, oh, dude, it was great. And we. We only got in, like, two minutes after kick. We only missed, like, the first drive, which was fine. We scored a field goal on the first.

[Will]

Yeah. I love it.

[Sherm]

And then my shout out really quick. You follow them on Instagram. Taking care of babies.

[Will]

Yes. Great follow on Instagram.

[Sherm]

That's the company that redid all the mom rooms at McLean Stadium.

[Will]

No way.

[Sherm]

Yeah.

[Will]

And, buddy, you want.

[Sherm]

You want to talk about the trenches is that mom room. Dads are allowed in it. When I walked in there, it was a true war zone. It was unreal. I'm talking, like, Mom's literally, like, breastfeeding. I'm, like, walking in there. Truly, like, eyes to the carpet because I'm not trying to see anything.

[Will]

Right, right, right.

[Sherm]

There was some dad in there that a million percent told his wife I Ain't going to mom room. You can go there by. And she let him have it because he was sitting there Indian style in the mom room. Just. Just rubbing her back with like. Wasn't even watching the TV with the game on it in the big dude. He was truly in hell. Just rubbing her back with the blankest stare. And she's just. I only looked for a second. I didn't see anything. But she was breastfeeding. He was rubbing her back. I was like, buddy, I feel you, buddy. Buddy, I feel you. He was Auburn Tiger. So he had nothing to be sad about.

[Will]

That's the time where you need like we need you. Just something. The little PT6 pens you just throw. I know.

[Sherm]

I wanted to.

[Will]

Yeah. Throw them a lifeline.

[Sherm]

Yeah.

[Will]

Hey bud. Good.

[Sherm]

You could tell the other moms in there when dads would walk in. There was like a collective like anger building of their husbands. That dad could come. Why couldn't you come? Yeah. And then I'm feeling bad for my pt6ers up there cuz I'm like, oh no, they're going to get it once she gets back because she's gonna be like, there are six dads in there.

[Will]

Yeah.

[Sherm]

And guess who wasn't in there? You, your fat ass. What are you talking about? The.

[Will]

I bet them dads ain't in there seven beers deep.

[Sherm]

Was he wearing like a. Was he wearing one of them golf visors? One of them goofy ass golf visors? I bet he was.

[Will]

Yeah, baby. I'm not one of them gay dads.

[Sherm]

Was he a Baylor guy?

[Will]

I bet he's barely. What he have a polo on?

[Sherm]

He's probably Bailey Bear. God, I am unreal.

[Will]

Was he wearing a fanny paint?

[Sherm]

He has some tight ass jean on. You see his boots through his jeans. That's another thing. Dude, don't let your boots show through your pant leg.

[Will]

Yeah, I've learned that the hard way.

[Sherm]

I saw a lot of that going on this weekend and kind of hurt the heart. And then. I'm so sorry. I've been talking so much to wrap up the game. I wasn't going to bring this up but I'm going to bring up on the pod because it. It actually is a funny story. I have no animosity towards war. Damn eagle country. And I think you guys played a fabulous game and I love Auburn fans and I have a lot of family there. Auburn, Auburn Tigers.

[Will]

I'm glad you said it because we have a huge audience.

[Sherm]

That's a huge audience.

[Will]

That's all Auburn.

[Sherm]

So many People hit me up on Twitter, said, hey, GG Sherm, GG's Fat Stafford. Sorry we had to do it to you, War. Damn. But there were these two guys that were borderline blackout drunk in Jill and I seats. And I think I. It was my first time having to be a dad and step up to handle a situation. And things got dicey for a second.

[Will]

Please go on.

[Sherm]

So I show up to the seats and they're in our seats and it is crammed. I mean, this game is packed. And I say, hey, I'm 14 and 15. Where their butts are seats 14 and 15. Oh yeah, we'll make room for you, man. They like scoot a little bit. I'm like, okay, bleacher. Yeah, like, all right. And so I don't say anything. Jill's not really picking up on it. There was a non call pass interference call that was very viral on Twitter. That was in the end zone right in front of me. I go, what was that? Very loudly. Because I was upset in my home turf and for the rest of the game, dude, when Baylor would mess up, this little dude on my shoulder, drunk as a skunk is bumping me and.

[Will]

Going, what the hell, dude?

[Sherm]

Auburn's the passenger fears every play. Dude, man, like just trying to get in my head. But he's like bumping me and I'm bumping Jill. And so Jill's like, you gotta do something. Like, you have to say something.

[Will]

Time to step up, dad.

[Sherm]

And I was like, I gotta be a fucking dad in this moment.

[Will]

Time to be a papa seal.

[Sherm]

And I slowly turned over him and I said, hey, what's your ticket for? Like, where are your seats? And he goes, what, dude, what? I was like, where are your seats? Cause we're 14 and 15. You're sitting in 14 and 15. They're like our cousins in the band. Our cousins in the band, dude, what are you talking about? I was like, well, you're bumping into me and I'm hitting my two month old baby right there. And you're in my seats, I don't care if you're cheering for Auburn, that is fine. And you can make fun of Baylor, that's okay. But once you start bumping me and now I'm bumping my girl and she's holding our little Scarlet. And it all worked itself out. It got a little dicey. I had to stop talking because they started mouthing off. And then some Auburn fans kind of got in the mix and helped us a little bit. They were seats like 28 and 29. They're like a mile away. They're in the wrong seats.

[Will]

Did they get up and go, yeah.

[Sherm]

We got all figured out. They got a little dicey there. I'm sorry. I just talked for a very long time. You go, I just talked way too long.

[Will]

I'm not sitting here waiting on my turn to talk. I'm listening to your story.

[Sherm]

Yeah, yeah.

[Will]

I'm thinking, I don't know if I enjoy how you just ended that story. I know, like, I needed a. I need to feel that your presence is actually there. Hey, you. You keep bumping in me, there's going to be a problem.

[Sherm]

So the girl. Okay, so the girlfriend.

[Will]

I'll go, there's going to be an issue right now. You can, you can fill the rest of the gaps with your own imagination. I'm thinking, you know, maybe Jill said something to him and you just sat there.

[Sherm]

No. Okay, so Jill said, you need to say that part that she said, you need to say something. So I started it like, hey, be a man. Yes. And I stepped in. But I was going with like, I was going like with the smart ass thing because I'm like, buddy, you're in my fucking seat. Like, I was being nice at first, but now you're just a drunk asshole in my seat.

[Will]

There we go.

[Sherm]

Like, what are we doing? And he's like, I mean, our cousin's in the band and we're like, we're trying to watch you. I get it. You. I think your baby's really cute, dude, I'm sorry. Blah, blah. And I go, yeah, but all of that. You're in my seat. You're in my seat. And he's like giving me all these excuses. And at the end of each one of his excuses, I'm like, yeah, but you're in my seat. And then his girlfriend tried to step in and be like, wait, if it's such a problem, we'll move. We'll move if it's such a problem. And then Jill darts out with Scarlet. It's like, we're here with our two month old and your friend is bumping into us and bumping into our baby and they're not even in the right seats. And then that's when like people started coming in to be like, yeah, yeah, like get like, so Jill, Jill did it. Yeah, she had the finishing. She had the finishing.

[Will]

I'll just mess with you, bro.

[Sherm]

But it.

[Will]

You should have hit him with, I don't care if your cousin's on the goddamn fields right now.

[Sherm]

But dude, he would he would have started some. He was drunk enough. He was.

[Will]

You're right. This is a kid show. I don't need to be out there like just vocalizing violence.

[Sherm]

Some dad's taking those.

[Will]

Imagine then he would said this good.

[Sherm]

Yeah, yeah.

[Chef]

We're sitting at home and on Twitter it's, you know, Baylor Bear fan gets a fight around two month old and.

[Will]

They'Re like, is that just looking? I was sure, sure.

[Sherm]

Literally, as I like clocked out once they started moving, they you can make.

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[Will]

Please no one be filming this.

[Sherm]

Sure.

[Will]

Like Sherman. They like, say something back to Sherman. Sherm just hits him with, you don't want to see me angry.

[Sherm]

And I'm not intimidating at all. I'm not intimidating at all.

[Will]

All right, we're going to take another quick potty break to bring you True Classic. The boys are sponsored by True Classic. Look at my man Sherm over there. Everybody keeps saying fat Stafford, buddy, you look stacked.

[Sherm]

I didn't want to say it. I didn't want to say it.

[Will]

Talking to the mic.

[Sherm]

I didn't want to say it. And again, apologies for not speaking to the mic, but fat Stafford's looking good.

[Will]

Looking like Stack Stafford, baby. Hey, boys. You want a better shot at mountain? Your wife out there, you throw on a true classic tee. I know Jilly Bean was. Was watching you walk around the house last night. Hey, Sherm dog. Boss man.

[Sherm]

Yeah.

[Will]

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[Sherm]

Oh, honey, you know I haven't been working out.

[Will]

What? You. Something about you looks different.

[Sherm]

Oh, it's just we're sponsored by this T shirt company, True Classic. I'm wearing one right now. This is a true classic tee. And it hugs me in all the right places. Accentuates, hides that little tummy. It's got fat Stafford. Looking good, baby.

[Will]

I'm gonna go put Scarlett down for a minute. You can tackle me in the bedroom. How about that?

[Sherm]

I would love to. Maybe.

[Will]

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[Sherm]

Jealous that the boy dad's got the the boys line coming?

[Will]

Jealous. Jealous.

[Sherm]

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[Will]

Slash for the dads. Potty break over. Back to the episode. Should we go? Survival kit?

[Sherm]

Yes.

[Will]

Quick one. Wubbing ups. I think I might have shouted them out before, but again, Scotty's having a great time with her little llama webbing up. She's got a little moosey. She's got deer and she's got llama. She loves them all. I cannot subscribe to the wubbing up culture enough. Rue. You know, you've heard of Tyche, Tygi. You know the lore of Tygg.

[Sherm]

Yes.

[Will]

You get wubbing ups. They got the little passy on the end. They might get weathered. They might lose the passy. That'll be their Little stuffy for, like, life. So wubbing ups. That's my survival kit. Something to have in the kit if you're going to become a new father. You got a little one right now. Webbing ups. They're the way to go. Love wubbing ups. We have two rolling into my dad. Hack, please. So we were on the road, obviously, with Arrowhead and Ohio State. When we were at Ohio State, it's Lee Corso's final game. Right. During the last Mascot head.

[Sherm]

That's so cool.

[Will]

There were a lot of different mascots at the game. Celebrating League Corso. I'm thinking to myself, stuff, I have to get a photo with each one of these mascots so I can go home and show Rue. So my dad, Hack is just shouting out, taking photos with mascots. No way. Going home. That had to travel. I wanted to travel because I wanted to get photos with. With mascots. Some of your favorite animals, you know, I got with the Clemson Tiger, Brutus, the Buckeye, the West Virginia. What's their.

[Sherm]

Oh, the Mountaineer.

[Will]

The Mountaineer. But it was a cat.

[Sherm]

Was it Kansas State?

[Will]

It might not have been.

[Sherm]

Was it Willie?

[Will]

It couldn't have been West Virginia. They were holding the Pat McAfee. Like, he was, like, young. Like a young picture of McAfee. So I just thought it was like, West Virginia.

[Sherm]

Oh, okay. Were they blue?

[Will]

No, it was a cat. I'm off. But either way, there's a cat. Got one with the tiger. Got one with the Buckeye.

[Sherm]

Let's go. The duck organ. Duck got the organ. Yeah, I got to.

[Will]

Because Rue has this massive fear of mascots.

[Sherm]

Oh, no.

[Will]

Yeah. Whenever I took her to the Vanderbilt game, she was very scared of the common.

[Sherm]

Commodore is a little spooky. Yeah.

[Will]

But there was also. They're playing Texas Longhorn. So the Longhorn was there. So. But she was a little nervous, scared of the mascots. So it's always been a thing.

[Sherm]

Yeah.

[Will]

Where I come home and show her, mascots are nice. Mascots are good people.

[Sherm]

Yeah, Very kind.

[Will]

Even though they're wearing the big head.

[Sherm]

Yeah.

[Will]

Like, they're good people. They're quality people.

[Sherm]

Good family.

[Will]

Great, great, great family. I said, wow, look at these mascots.

[Sherm]

Oh, wow, Those are good.

[Will]

Very nice mascots. Very good mascot.

[Sherm]

Great family.

[Will]

Equ.

[Sherm]

He does quiet.

[Will]

Oh, that's my dad. Hack. Take photos with mascots. Show the kiddos when you get home.

[Sherm]

I love that Quick survival kit. And dad, Hack, for myself. You have the survival kit, Mom. Cozy bottle brush kit. That came in handy this trip. It's basically just a on the go. It's the brush with a squirt nozzle. So you can put any soap that you like to use to wash your stuff. It's kind of nice.

[Will]

Got a nice buddy.

[Sherm]

It was very quick, like, you get through. Also, shout out Gracie. Dude, we're bumping some of her songs.

[Will]

Yeah, I was putting Sherm on Gracie's Corner before we started the pod, and we were just. We were vibing before the show started. Your veggies.

[Sherm]

Eat your veggies.

[Will]

Yeah, eat your veggies.

[Sherm]

She's got it. Whatever it is, she's got it. Dad Hack chat. GBT story time. Dude, I did it for the first time. Write a story about Scarlett and her mom, Jill, and her dad, Sherman, and how she wants to be up in the stars tonight because the stars are so bright. Boom. I said, make sure it's four minutes long, five minutes long. And it was the best story of all time. I was like, I'm gonna be doing this all the time.

[Will]

Oh, my God, Dude, I. That's a great dad hack.

[Sherm]

Thank you.

[Will]

You. I never even thought about that. My wife will hate it. She, for whatever reason, just hates J. She hates the AI Stuff.

[Sherm]

She's an og. That's fine.

[Will]

She's smart. She can write very well. She's like, you know, one of them. You got to embrace the game. It's the game.

[Sherm]

It's the game.

[Will]

Maybe it's the game, but it sounds.

[Sherm]

Like Charles got game of her own. Some natural ability.

[Will]

Yeah. She'll be like, will, Willie One Shelf. Why don't you challenge yourself to write a story, sweetheart? I would love to, but that'll take me days.

[Sherm]

Has she been calling you Willie One Shelf?

[Will]

No.

[Sherm]

That's good.

[Will]

Jill, she's laughed at a couple because obviously Willie One Shelf, and the fat Stafford stuff is taking on a. I.

[Sherm]

Was about to say, Jill sent me a couple fat Stafford ones.

[Will]

Yeah.

[Sherm]

She thinks it's funny.

[Will]

Yeah.

[Chef]

Sherm, can I add real quick yes to Sherm's AI thing? My uncle showed this to me because we. I have really young cousins that. He made this for her. You can go. I forget what the website's called, but you can make an actual, like, story time book, Upload your picture. Charles picture ruins.

[Will]

I believe it.

[Chef]

And then make, like, an actual. Do like a. A drawing.

[Sherm]

Yeah.

[Chef]

Short story with pictures of them, which I thought was, like, insane when I saw it.

[Will]

Yeah.

[Sherm]

Your boy Nick sent me that.

[Will]

The. What he just said.

[Sherm]

Yeah, what he just said. Shout out your boy, Nick.

[Will]

Shout out Nick.

[Sherm]

Which slowly kind of becoming my boy Nick.

[Will]

Hey, Nick is the homie, bro.

[Sherm]

He's so sick.

[Will]

He's a good dude. He's texting me on the salt of the earth.

[Sherm]

The nicest stuff. Dude. I I did the ad reads one week on here. He said natural with the ad reads, bro. Elated. I was elated. I do have a what are the odds?

[Will]

Please, quickly.

[Sherm]

Okay.

[Will]

Keep it under an hour. Keep it under an hour. We still got that hotline and lesson.

[Sherm]

His name is. I have it right here. Sorry.

[Will]

What are the odds? Brought to us by fanduel I just want to apologize to the Huskers out there that I put on Nebraska minus six and a half. They did not cover. They did not hit. I think there's a lot of optimism coming out of Lincoln right now. But my apologies.

[Sherm]

And I don't apologize because I technically only said smash that over on the Baylor Auburn game and what happened the overhead over. Yeah, I did. I'm just saying. You did. Taylor hall, he's part of that war. Damn Eagle country. For this week's what are the odds? Shout out FanDuel. He laid a little bet on me and he said I'll race you for slip. Sherman money line, Auburn, Baylor for diapers. So I have to buy diapers for Taylor hall and send it to him. And he's out of Virginia. I'm not gonna dox him but out of va. He's out of VA. And Taylor, congratulations to your Auburn Tigers. I will be following up later this week and I will be sending him some. What size did he say he was? I think he's huggy 4 month so I'll be sending him some huggy 4 month old.

[Will]

No free shout outs.

[Sherm]

Huggy. No free shout out.

[Will]

Free shout out. Tuggies. Don't be doing sponsor the podcast. Don't be doing that shit now. I do want to shout out Cody Bova. Y9Y9Y9L I believe last week dad lost. I was talking about morning routines. He. I mean we use a sticker chart to help get the kids ready in the morning. If they fill it up, they get a little toy. Also a survival tip, keep an extra Roku remote hidden. Toddlers love to walk off or lose the remotes. Nothing is worse than getting the kids already asleep, sleep ready to watch a game and this. Then spend the next 15 minutes looking for the remote. But I love the sticker chart, dad hack. Love the support. I know people were in the comments kind of helping your boy out with the morning routine stuff. So I do greatly appreciate that. 601 the dads. Let's get to our voicemails. We got some. We got some hot ones this week. Yeah. How many? Two.

[Sherm]

We got dose. And they're in Dropbox. Correct.

[Will]

You want to get featured on the show, call 601. The dads leave a voicemail. We've been. Oh, we've been having some fun ones.

[Chef]

Sherman. The episode. It's in the drop in folder. So you go to episode 13.

[Sherm]

Episode 13.

[Chef]

And then voicemails and DMS and then. Then select for the pod. New system.

[Sherm]

Hey, new system. And shout out. The new system. Shout out. I love that New system. I'll be ready next week. That's on me, guys.

[Will]

Head of the new system.

[Sherm]

Head of the. Head of the new system.

[Will]

Head of the system. I'll be on it next week, boy. This Monday.

[Sherm]

This one comes from Tyler Pruitt. Boys, I just got the phone call. Name's Tyler Pruitt. I'm.

[Will]

I'm.

[Sherm]

I'm in Georgia. I was at work grinding away on a Friday before college football starts tomorrow, you know, Go dogs. A wife calls me water broke. Headed to the hospital now. Ready to join pt6. This shit's crazy.

[Will]

Talk to y' all later. Bye. Wait, wait, wait. Did he just leave us a voicemail? His wife's water broke. They're in the car on the way to the hospital.

[Sherm]

On the way to the hospital. And he called in to. For the day ads.

[Will]

That is amazing.

[Sherm]

Tyler Pruitt from Bulldog Country. Go Dogs.

[Will]

God, that is a. It's a bull dog right there. Yes.

[Sherm]

Absolute legend.

[Will]

Tyler. Thank you for calling in. Congratulations. I do hope everything went well at the hospital. I hope you're ripping the new PT6 shirt, which you can [e-mail] we will be sending you one for calling into the show. That is iconic.

[Sherm]

That is iconic. We need a follow up.

[Will]

Hey, we got somebody. They're on their way to the hospital. Yeah, their wife's water broke. Yes, she's probably breathing right now. And he's like, hang on, baby. You gotta make a quick call to the boys real quick. Hey, join a pt6 here.

[Sherm]

I just got the phone call. Name's Tyler Pruitt. I'm in Georgia. I was at work grinding away on a Friday before college football starts tomorrow, you know, Go dogs. My wife calls me water broke, headed to the hospital now. Ready to join pt6. This shit's crazy. Talk to y' all later.

[Will]

Bye. Go dogs. So he's beating his wife at the hospital. I like to Envision his wife right there. Get off the phone. What the fucker?

[Sherm]

What the hell?

[Will]

But that's a Georgia bulldog. If he's a Georgia Bulldog, I bet the wife's in on it too.

[Sherm]

Do 100% now. Honey, you called the boys, right? You told me you're gonna be part of PT6.

[Will]

Tell them I'm joining Milk T6.

[Sherm]

I told him this. She's crazy.

[Will]

Honey, thank you for your ovary, sweetheart.

[Sherm]

He killed it. That's awesome, Tyler. That's an all time. Yeah, I would love a followup if we can get a follow up with them.

[Will]

Yeah, we just want to make sure everything went all right.

[Sherm]

Yeah, absolutely.

[Will]

Would love to know if everything went on. Get to the next one.

[Sherm]

Hey.

[Aaron]

Well and germ, this is Aaron. Not your ideal target audience. I'm not married, no kids. I'm obviously a female, not a male, but really just wanted to take the time to say you guys love for your children, your daughters especially. Well, you're only half daughters. But I'm fumbling is just so encouraging. I'm calling because I have the best girl dad in the whole entire world and just. Yeah, that's all. I mean it honestly makes me emotional but to hear you guys speak so excitingly of your girls and just the future that they have. I mean my dad's had the biggest impact on me just in sports specifically. I mean I think we spend every single Saturday on the couch watching every single game from 11am to 11pm Just the relationship with him. But the relationship we've had with sports has me as a 23 year old working in the sports industry because of him. And it's just really, really special. And. And I just. I think it's awesome what you guys are doing with this platform and the love you have for your girls. So thanks for being awesome girl dads and just know your influence is so strong because my dad's my favorite person in the whole entire world. And I hope your girls feel the same for years and years and years to come. Keep it up. I've watched every single episode on Wednesday. Again, not your target audience, but you got something going and it's great. And y' all are. Y' all are awesome. So.

[Will]

Dude, that's awesome. You can't tell right now. Your boy. Yeah, you got water in the ice too. That's. I think that's every girl's ad dream right there. Is your daughter talking about you like that? That's good, bud.

[Sherm]

Ah, bad right here.

[Will]

The hardball G baby scene playing right now.

[Sherm]

Son of A Keanu. Don't do it to me. She brought the whole damn house down. She brought the whole house down. We got Tyler Pruitt in Bulldog Country. Go dog. Calling us on the way to the hospital. And I got this girl that I've never met in my life making me cry. What the hell?

[Will]

Not even a parent. Just want to call in and show love because she has a. A great girl. Dad.

[Sherm]

I can't even talk about it. That's crazy. I can't even talk about it. Wow. Thank you so much for calling in, like.

[Will]

Yeah, thank you.

[Sherm]

That's crazy.

[Will]

That's cool, man.

[Sherm]

I want to talk about it, but I can't. I'm gonna. I'll start crying.

[Will]

I know. It's like the, the water started to fill my eyes. Every Saturday, watches ball. Like she's in the sports industry.

[Sherm]

And I will say this. I won't cry saying this. Shout out her dad.

[Will]

Shout out her dad.

[Sherm]

He's for sure a PT6er. He's a legend.

[Will]

And your daughter's 23. This isn't somebody, you know. I know for myself in their 30s with such, like, retrospect on what your parents did for you that those types of words are coming out now.

[Sherm]

Yeah.

[Will]

And when you're, like, older, truly, this is 23.

[Sherm]

Yeah.

[Will]

Like, fresh out of college and knowing how good of a dad she has.

[Sherm]

I don't feel, I'm not saying this for like, oh, Sherman, you are deserving. But, like, I don't feel deserving of that type of phone call. That's crazy. Yeah. That's so kind. That's unreal.

[Will]

Because she's 23. It's like that, like, Rue's only three right now. I, I, you hope in 20 years. That's how she's talking about her old man.

[Sherm]

Yes. I'm like, we, I. I won't lump you in there. I'm an idiot on here. Talking about goomba rays and road shock wave and just being a goofball. And there's some 23 year old that's like, these guys are great. That's talking about mountain or white. If you play your cards right, Daddy's gonna mount you. And we're good dads. I'll take it. I'll take it.

[Will]

Absolutely. Gotta catch it. Gotta catch the.

[Sherm]

Gotta catch it.

[Will]

Proverbial ball and hold it.

[Sherm]

You know what? We are like that. The mission statement says it perfectly. We're just messing it up along the way. But we're trying. Yeah, we're trying.

[Will]

Let's get to our lesson I brought that, I brought out the old the Daily dad from Ryan Holiday to me, this is a staple that all dads should have. You don't have to sit here and agree with every page and everything that's written on here, but there is a lot of quality, a lot of good stuff. I was reading on a part last week, this is August 20th and it's titled Encourage the Dream. It's not that parents don't believe in their kids. It's that they, they know the world is hard. They know that the odds are long. And most of all, nobody wants harm or crushing disappointment to come to their children. That's why we discourage them from dropping out, from trying to make it as a musician, from quitting their job to start a company. We're just worried. Will Ferrell, one of the greatest comedic actors of all time, as we've talked about, certainly challenged his parents in this way. You're going to become a sketch comedian. What? Even his father, a working musician, had reservations about his pursuing such an uncertain, unstable career. Thankfully, he caught himself before Will came to him for advice. Putting his very natural, understandable worries on the back burner, Roy Lee Farrell led with support and belief. You know what? I think you have the skill, but it takes a lot of luck. If you don't make it, don't worry about it. You can just try something else. Roy Lee was communicating to Will from his own hard won experience just how hard and unlikely success was in one of those much dreamed of career fields. He was saying, you're talented and I believe in you, but it's going to be really hard. So hard that if it doesn't work, you have to understand that it's just a reflection on the industry and not on you as a person. That is an incredible gift to give your children permission to try along with permission to fail. The signal that you'll support them either way. That nothing changes based on the path they choose, the heights they reach, or the marks they fall short of. Encourage the Dream. Thank you, Ryan Holiday. Daily dad. Shout out to Daily Dad. A lot of great lessons. Lessons. A lot of great stuff in here. 366 meditations. I know I said this in the first episode on parenting. Love and raising great kids. And that's not some bangers.

[Sherm]

That's not a daily ad read.

[Will]

No, it's not ad read at all. This is a book that sits. It doesn't happen every day. I'm not going to sit here and tell you I am perfect at reading this book every day. But it's a book that sits on our dining room table. Our dining table every day. Because we hit. We eat dinner as a family every day that we possibly can. And as we're eating, I usually read a page on the day of.

[Sherm]

Yeah.

[Will]

And it's okay to skip a. You know, if you miss. If you're not home for a couple days or you're out on the road and you miss, just pick, open the book and go to the date that. The date that you're on. Don't worry about catching up. Just read.

[Sherm]

Yes. I feel like that that type of book is a really good gateway drug for somebody that's trying to get addicted to reading. Reading.

[Will]

Yeah.

[Sherm]

Those little daily. It's an easy read.

[Will]

Yes.

[Sherm]

Very much like the coach. I already forgot the title of that book, but the one Coach's playbook. Coach's Playbook.

[Will]

Coach's Playbook that your old man, Papa Sherm gave us.

[Sherm]

Yes, I do. We have time. That I do. My lesson. Yeah, it's very quick.

[Will]

Do we have time? That question is for you.

[Sherm]

It's very quick.

[Will]

Yes, we got time.

[Sherm]

Okay. We have time. Okay. I wrote this last week.

[Will]

People loved it.

[Sherm]

Let's go.

[Will]

People loved it.

[Sherm]

Less emotional. I will not cry and I'm not going to quote a movie.

[Will]

We'll see if you don't grow.

[Sherm]

Okay. All right. So I wrote this on the plane on the way back from Texas.

[Will]

You wrote this?

[Sherm]

Sorry.

[Will]

You wrote this?

[Sherm]

I wrote this.

[Will]

Let's go, man.

[Sherm]

After spending this past weekend in my hometown of Fort Worth, I realized there is something special about home and family that will never fade with age. Pulling up to my mom's house and seeing her car in the driveway. My dad in the living room window with his dog Sage. The Texas game is already on the screen. My parents ordered takeout from one of our favorite family restaurants that we used to. That they used to take us to as kids. I'm safe and happy and instantly feel a nap coming on as I sit down on the living room sofa. After catching up in the kitchen with mom and dad, even driving through where I grew up in Alito and seeing the old places I know and love. I find so much comfort in the memories I've made with family and friends and how those places, things and people shaped me into the person I am today. I cannot wait to pass along the same experience to Scarlett. Our little unit finding our favorite restaurants. Her walking into her parents home and instantly recognizing the smells. Her excited to bring friends over to share in our home experience. Her seeing me waving in the living room window looking like a goofball with our family dog. I am overwhelmed with excitement for the opportunity to build her nostalgia bank of memories. I can't wait to provide her the family home that my parents provided me. I didn't cry bitch.

[Will]

That was so good. Why would you end it with that? That was really good man.

[Sherm]

Thanks, dude.

[Will]

Thank you, Willie. One shelf.

[Sherm]

Thank you, Willie. One shelf. And I. I did it really fast.

[Will]

That was good, bro.

[Sherm]

Thank you, dude.

[Will]

Should we wrap it up?

[Sherm]

Yes.

[Will]

Guys, thank you for tuning in. Make sure you take out the trash. Have a hell of a week. I hope you enjoyed this episode. If you did, all we ask is that you subscribe. Please leave a comment. We love reading the comments. We love doing the engagement. We love you. We appreciate you. You for the dads. Pt. 6 out.

[Sherm]

Pt. 6 out. If you didn't enjoy it, refer to us as Willie One Shelf and Fat Safford in the comments.

[Will]

There you go.

[Sherm]

There you go. Have a little fun.

[Will]

Yeah. Love you guys.

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