The REAL Reason Will Compton Went Bald!!

Summary

Bussin' With The Boys: "The REAL Reason Will Compton Went Bald!!"

Date: September 24, 2025
Hosts: Will Compton & Sherman Smith (with guest appearances from Taylor Lewan and crew)

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Episode Overview

This episode revolves around Will Compton’s dramatic new look—his newly shaved bald head—which is the result of a lost bet on the Michigan vs. Nebraska game with his co-host Taylor Lewan. Will and Sherman use the opportunity to reflect humorously on humility, family, fatherhood, and the podcast’s unique, supportive community of dads ("Papa Team 6"). They share parenting stories, answer fan questions, and drop practical "dad hacks." Merchandise drops, solidarity bets, and crew camaraderie also add fun, while the episode wraps with candid emotional moments and some powerful affirmations about parenthood.

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Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. The Big Bet & The Bald Head

• Will’s New Look: Will opens up about his shaved head, the result of a lost bet with Taylor over the Michigan-Nebraska game.
  • Quote: "I lost a bet. Michigan versus Nebraska...So that's why you're seeing the shining bald head right now. Your boy had to go bald." (02:01 - Sherman Smith)
• Reactions:
  • The crew and fans are encouraged to comment on Will’s new look for support.
  • Will and Sherman joke about solidarity — should the whole team shave in support?
  • Taylor pops in to rib Will and suggest the bus crew join the bald squad if they bet Nebraska.

2. For the Dads Community & Podcast Purpose

• The hosts reiterate that the show is about embracing all aspects of fatherhood, from the wins and losses to the mundane.
  • "This show is for fatherhood. For embracing fatherhood. The suck, the love, everything in between, the ups and down, ebbs and flows." (03:43 - Sherman Smith)
• New listeners are welcomed and encouraged to engage, subscribe, and join the Papa Team 6 (“PT6”) community.

3. Merch Drop & "Stolen Valor"

• Announced a new merch drop, including the much-requested “For the Dads” hats and teddy bear hats for non-dads.
  • Will enthusiastically describes how the hats are already a hit at social gatherings.
• Lighthearted debate over who can wear "dad" gear (“stolen valor” jokes for non-dads).

4. Fatherhood & Solidarity

• Sherman argues that being a true dad means embracing humility (even going bald).
  • Quote: "You ain't a true dad unless you get a shaved head." (06:18 - Sherman Smith)
• Crew members discuss possibly shaving their heads too, in true team spirit.

5. Notable Guest Moments: Taylor Lewan

• Taylor unexpectedly joins, offering insights on fatherhood and emotional openness.
  • "This show is a therapy session because we all need it." (13:17 - Taylor Lewan)
  • "Normalize dudes weeping on camera. Oh, we are doing it." (13:39)

6. Engagement & Community Stories

• Will and Sherman read and answer fan questions and share stories from YouTube, TikTok, and emails—covering everything from adding siblings to a family, to pets, to coping with deployment and fatherhood.
• Dad Hack - Introducing Siblings:
  • When introducing a new sibling, don’t have the baby in mom’s arms. Gift from ‘big sibling’ to ‘new sibling’ helps with transition. (18:52–23:10)
  • Quote: “Instead of telling Rue, 'I can’t do it because I'm holding Scotty,' I say, ‘Okay, I can do that. Let me tell Scotty after then I’ll play with Rue.’” (21:10 - Will Compton)

7. Balancing Work, Parenting, and Emotion

• Dads in the community share struggles like being away for military service, challenges with new siblings, and losing pets.
  • Will and Sherman offer advice, empathy, and dad hacks adapted from their own lives.

8. Humor, Dad Losses & Wins

• The hosts share classic "dad losses," like forgetting important kid items (car seat base, diaper bag) or leaving messes in the house, embracing imperfection.
  • Quote: “Sometimes you just — we just don’t think.” (78:49 - Sherman Smith)
• Challenges and strategies around toddler eating and sibling jealousy are discussed.
• Fun anecdote: Will’s daughter blames John Cena for drawing on the walls:
  • “It wasn’t me, it was John Cena.” (98:47 - Fan caller)

9. Emotional Climax: Legacy and the Power of Written Word

• Sherman shares a moving story about his late mother writing him a book—one he hasn’t read yet because of what it represents.
  • “Part of me is like, if I read this, these are the last words, and then there's nothing else after that.” (86:12 - Sherman Smith)
• The conversation evolves into a heartfelt challenge to dads: write to your kids for the future.
  • Crew member suggests: "Make an email for your kid and write big events. That’s a dad hack." (89:59)

10. Quotes of the Week & Final Lessons

• Jill to Will: “When you’re at work, me and Scarlett talk about how much we love our dad and how awesome our dad is all the time when you aren’t here.” (109:19 - Will Compton)
• Sherman’s Lesson: “One of the greatest things a father can do is to show his children that he too is still learning.” (111:07)
  • Emphasis on modeling humility, growth, and curiosity for your kids.

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Notable Quotes & Moments with Timestamps

• "I lost a bet...had to go bald." — Sherman Smith (02:19)
• "You ain't a true dad unless you get a shaved head." — Sherman Smith (06:18)
• “This show is for embracing fatherhood. The suck, the love, everything in between, the ups and downs.” — Sherman Smith (03:43)
• "This show is a therapy session because we all need it." — Taylor Lewan (13:17)
• "Normalize dudes weeping on camera. Oh, we are doing it." — Taylor Lewan/Will Compton (13:39)
• “It wasn’t me, it was John Cena.” — Fan caller (98:47)
• "All the little things are big things." — Will Compton (46:10)
• "When you're at work, me and Scarlett talk about how much we love our dad and how awesome our dad is all the time when you aren’t here." — Jill (Will’s wife) (109:19)
• “One of the greatest things a father can do is show his children that he too is still learning.” — Sherman Smith (111:07)
• “Every parent should remember one day our kids will follow our example, not our advice.” (113:10)

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Important Segment Timestamps

• [02:01] — Will discusses the bet and why he's bald
• [04:17] — Merch drop announcement
• [13:03] — Taylor Lewan's guest segment; fatherhood as therapy
• [18:52–23:10] — Dad hacks for siblings and transitions
• [24:37, 25:53, 26:43] — Highlighted community comments & stories
• [46:10] — Will’s advice for new dads: Little things matter
• [78:49] — Dad losses: Forgetting important baby items
• [86:12] — Sherman’s story about his mother’s book
• [109:19] — Quote of the week from Jill to Will
• [111:07] — Sherman's final quote and lessons
• [119:50] — Outro, community engagement encouragement

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Tone & Takeaways

• The episode is warm, self-deprecating, and supportive. The hosts poke fun at themselves (and each other), embrace vulnerability, and foster a sense of community among dads (and future dads).
• There’s a constant thread of encouragement: whether you're winning or struggling, being present, honest, and involved makes all the difference.
• The show actively breaks down toxic stereotypes about fatherhood and masculinity, advocating for emotional openness and learning.

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Summary Table

| Section | Topic/Insight | Timestamp | |-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------| | Bet/Bald Head | Will’s lost bet, humility, solidarity | 02:01–06:20 | | For the Dads Mission | Show’s fatherhood community focus | 03:43 | | Merch Drop | New dad hats/teddy hats, merch for all | 04:17 | | Guest Segment | Taylor Lewan joins, normalizing emotion | 13:03–14:53 | | Fan Engagement | Reading/responding to community stories | throughout | | Dad Hacks | Sibling transitions, bottle cleaning tips, toddler eating strategies | 18:52–21:10+ | | Emotional Climax | Sherman's late mother’s book/story | 86:02 | | Quotes of the Week | Affirmations from family & philosophy on modeling behavior | 109:19, 111:07|

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If you missed this episode:
Expect laughs, dad advice, raw confessions, some tears, and dozens of practical hacks and stories for fathers and families—plus a heavy dose of community spirit (and a bold new look for Will).

Transcript

[Will Compton]

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[Sherman Smith]

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[Will Compton]

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[Sherman Smith]

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[Will Compton]

Yeah.

[Sherman Smith]

With my boy Taylor Lawan. He's also my co host on Busting with the Boys. Lost a bet.

[Will Compton]

You did.

[Sherman Smith]

I lost a bet. So that's why you're seeing in the Shining Bald head right now. Your boy had to go bald. I had to shave the face. I had to shave the top. This is my first time ever doing this. Very cold. It's a, it's a different feel. It's a different vibe. Let me know if you like in the comments. I need some words of affirmation right now, please.

[Will Compton]

Like it in the comments because he does look good.

[Sherman Smith]

Thank you.

[Will Compton]

Thank you. He does look good.

[Sherman Smith]

I hope you had a lot of fun consuming football over the weekend. I hope your, your trash is taken out. Your, your island is clean. The clutter is gone for your wife. This show is free for you on all platforms. All we ask in return is that you subscribe to our channel, continue to engage with us. The engagement is unreal. I have some fun. A couple fun stories from over the weekend with the PT Sickos and follow us on all channels. If you have a phone, I need you to pick it up. I need you to go to Spotify, make sure you are following. I need you to go to Apple Podcasts, make sure you are following. I need you to go to like if you're, if you're rocking with us on YouTube on your phone, make sure you just touch, just one simple tap. Just touch the subscribe button. Our. Our social media handle is at. For the dads pod across all channels. Tick tock.

[Will Compton]

Instagram X, Amazon Music.

[Sherman Smith]

Amazon Music. Go check out that one.

[Will Compton]

That one.

[Sherman Smith]

They got podcasts.

[Will Compton]

They got podcasts.

[Sherman Smith]

Google Play.

[Will Compton]

They got podcast podcasts.

[Sherman Smith]

Yeah, man. This, this show is. Is for fatherhood. For embracing fatherhood. The suck, the love, everything in between, the ups and down, ebbs and flows. You're going to hear stories. You're going to hear about our wins, losses as dads, as husbands. Am I missing anything, Sher? Well, for any new viewers that might.

[Will Compton]

Be tuning in, yeah, new viewers, first off, welcome. Secondly, maybe, hey, maybe you got a bad haircut over the weekend. Maybe you lost a bet over the weekend. What is a great way that we could cover up that dome with some new. For the dads merch. That's right.

[Sherman Smith]

Nice.

[Will Compton]

Big for the dads merch drop this Wednesday. So when you're listening to this this morning, this morning, if you're up early, if you're a true PT sicko, then it's probably 6am 5:30am for the real sickos at 10am Is the drop of you've been asking for it. The black for the dad hats. We also have the black teddy bear hats if we want to kick it over to the producer cam. How we doing? Looking good, looking good. Love this hat. For all the fellows out there that aren't dads yet. And you Feel like it's a little bit of stolen valor.

[Sherman Smith]

This hat right here with the teddy bear, Let me see if I can get it without it.

[Will Compton]

Focusing in is an absolute sick hat. I wore it out both nights this weekend. Got a lot of compliments.

[Sherman Smith]

You did.

[Will Compton]

It's a real runaway hit. It is. He looked good at Jill's party. He wore that hat to Jill's party and looked sick.

[Sherman Smith]

I'm excited to learn to hear about this party a little bit. But you get all this new merch again. You're probably listening to this at 6am you're probably doing a morning feed.

[Will Compton]

Yep.

[Sherman Smith]

You're probably getting the kids ready, trying to get them out the door for you. Going to work, maybe make some breakfast for the family. Get the trash taken out. Whatever it is, just know at 10am Wednesday morning, bwtb.com massive drop. We got how many shirts we'll have.

[Will Compton]

Rumors are swirling on the other side. I believe three shirts. I believe this hat. I believe the Sherman hat. And a visor of the bear. Some hoodie. I believe a hat. I believe. I mean, G showed me an image of it. It's an overwhelmingly positive amount of gear coming o.

[Sherman Smith]

Let's go. Papa Team 6 is going to show out too. Don't forget our first iteration of the Papa Team 6 shirts. Do not forget about still in the stores. But if you really want to, if you're part of this crew, if you're part of this army, you go get some [e-mail]. where shall we start? You want to see? Do we need to talk about. Do I need to address anything about that anymore? To me, this is. This is what fatherhood looks like. You ain't a true dad unless you get a shaved head.

[Will Compton]

And here's the deal. You look tough. I think if there's one thing that could be said where it's not like, oh, Sherman's just being nice to Will of like, oh, you look good with it shaved, Will. Which I do think you look good. You look tough.

[Sherman Smith]

This the A gap cut, right?

[Will Compton]

You look like you're in the league again. Like, I kind of. I'm seeing it again.

[Sherman Smith]

I had an athletic director shoot me a message saying, that's who told me I look 21. I was trying to figure out somebody text me and told me I look 21 at AD not. Not gonna say which school it was. I'm sure you guys can figure it out. You look 21. You got some more eligibility.

[Will Compton]

You do. What do you mind for the viewers, throwing on the teddy bear hat kind of high up on the head. You. You look like a first round draft pick when you wear the.

[Sherman Smith]

Just like.

[Will Compton]

You look like the guy that I probably shouldn't draft here, but I'm not gonna regret it.

[Sherman Smith]

When I do get to get the grill going. Got the chains on. First thing I did, I got up, I got out of bed. When I knew I lost the bed, I'm like, I gotta embrace this.

[Will Compton]

Yeah.

[Sherman Smith]

And I'm kind of excited to get my head shaved and my face shaved. I look right. I look closet.

[Will Compton]

Yeah.

[Sherman Smith]

And it was no, without question, the black True classic shirt had to. And then I was like, it was time to bring these chains back out of retirement. They've been sitting. They've been sitting in my bathroom for quite some time.

[Will Compton]

Yeah.

[Sherman Smith]

I got the St. Christopher necklace with a cerulean bell etched. Etched behind it for safety as I travel. My wife Charles been asking me, like, when you gonna put the necklace back on? I'm like, I just feel like I'm not as much of a necklace guy anymore. But now, now with this bald head, you look the black tea and the chains are back. It's fitting that we're talking about family.

[Will Compton]

While he looks like Vin Diesel.

[Sherman Smith]

He does. Yeah.

[Will Compton]

Great call, Chef.

[Sherman Smith]

I live my life one quarter mile at a time.

[Will Compton]

Great quote, Hashtag family.

[Sherman Smith]

Doesn't matter if you win by an inch or a mile. Winning's winning, Will.

[Will Compton]

I almost had you. Have me? You didn't have me. You didn't even have your own car. Oh, come on.

[Sherman Smith]

Go check out Fast and the Furious.

[Will Compton]

Go check out fast.

[Sherman Smith]

Shout out. No free shout outs.

[Will Compton]

There was one last thing I was gonna say. You wanted to talk briefly about solidarity.

[Sherman Smith]

Solidarity.

[Will Compton]

You wanted to talk about how, speaking of family, that we are a family on this show.

[Sherman Smith]

Yeah.

[Will Compton]

Was there anything that you wanted to bring up with that with solidarity? Head shaved or how are you feeling?

[Sherman Smith]

There is a co host with me on this show that put in a bet of Nebraska -12 and a half. 13 and a half over the weekend.

[Will Compton]

13 and a half. But 100.

[Sherman Smith]

I did have some guys riding with me on the game over the weekend. The bus and bowl. A couple gentlemen sitting behind the cameras right now. Derek and Chef. To where there's a part of me, it's like, am I the only one that's going to take the bullets here on shaving my head? Or should my. For the dad's family? Should my PT6ers, should the captain the seaman team six the Funko Club. What you laughing about? You too. You too, bucko.

[Will Compton]

I'm laughing because I'm laughing because I'm excited. I truly am.

[Sherman Smith]

Part of me is wondering if you guys should be doing this in solidarity with your boy. If we're going to be a family, if we're going to be like this, then I think it's only right that you guys do it with me. Comments? Let me know what you think.

[Will Compton]

I have to be completely honest. This is my take on it. Overwhelmingly excited. If the whole pt6 crew is down to shave heads.

[Sherman Smith]

I mean, Chef, Chef, Chef's there. He's. He was like that when he first showed up as an intern. He had that thing buzzed down.

[Will Compton]

Yeah, yeah. Been buzzed for. Well, actually, that was the first time.

[Sherman Smith]

Can.

[Will Compton]

I'm willing to do it. I don't care. Can I go half guard up top here and then a fade on the side? Yeah. Do we have to go full razor chest? Because it would really help with the girlfriend, convincing her, because I told her I was going to grow it out till the summer.

[Sherman Smith]

Yeah, I don't see why not.

[Will Compton]

Awesome.

[Sherman Smith]

I don't see why not. It would obviously mean the world to me if you did what I did, but if you guys are standing in some type of solidarity with me, I would love that. What about you, Derek? You're kind of new here. You know, you got a nice little head up top.

[Will Compton]

I had already told Sherm that after October 13th, I'll do whatever you want to my head. That is our engagement photo day, where we are sending out weddings. I think that's. I think that's safe.

[Sherman Smith]

That's safe.

[Will Compton]

That's safe. Here's what I'll say. October 14th, we are going to the Jonas Brothers. I will gladly walk into the Jonas Brothers with that haircut. As long as I'm not losing my wonderful fiance, I have. I have no issue.

[Sherman Smith]

Right, bro? So when I lost this bet because Charles was talking to me last week, and she was like, are you actually going to cut your hair? And I was like, I mean, sweetheart, if we lose, I have to. But I. I'm telling you right now, we are not going to lose this football game. Taylor's going to be the one buzzing his head. We're not losing this hair staying. I know you love the hair. Guess what? The hair staying. Because she's like, we got family photos in early October.

[Will Compton]

Oh, no.

[Sherman Smith]

And I'm a sweetheart. Don't even worry about it. We ain't losing. We lost. She wanted me to back out of the bet. She wanted me to, like, not do it. I'm like, sweetheart, I can't. I gotta be a man of my word here. I gotta. I gotta pay my debts. She really was like, we got the family photos. The family. I'm like, you know, it's one set of family photos. Family photos, by the way, which, you know, I didn't, like, set them up, but I put it out there. I was like, hey, we should get some family photos. Sent that text and we got some family photos dialed in, which I'm excited about. But it's like, this is one group of family. This is once. This is one sitting of family photos.

[Will Compton]

And it's able to look back at.

[Sherman Smith]

This family photo like, daddy, why. Why is your head shaved here? Daddy lost a bet.

[Will Compton]

Hey, your daddy's kind of a fun guy, isn't he? Man of his word.

[Sherman Smith]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Will Compton]

But yeah.

[Sherman Smith]

Oh, hello, Taylor.

[Will Compton]

Oh, perfect timing too. Perfect time. But we're.

[Sherman Smith]

I believe that. I believe that was the 1997 champions were the Michigan Wolverines. Yeah. That was awesome.

[Will Compton]

You are on camera right here, Taylor. Oh, you have a producer camera.

[Sherman Smith]

Make it down. I want people to see my hair.

[Will Compton]

Taylor. For the first time ever. Round of applause. Taylor. Okay. All right. Yeah.

[Sherman Smith]

I just came in here to take.

[Will Compton]

An afternoon too, and realized that you guys were shooting.

[Sherman Smith]

Big fan of the show. Big fan of both of you guys. I think you guys are bringing a.

[Will Compton]

Unique perspective onto the dads everywhere. A lot of people want to be.

[Sherman Smith]

Like, this is what I do as.

[Will Compton]

A father, because I'm the best dad ever. No one's the best dad ever.

[Sherman Smith]

Kind of just flip a coin and hope to God it works out for your kid. Luckily, everyone in here, for the most part, worked out.

[Will Compton]

And I love that you guys use this as a therapy session because we all need it. So I'll take.

[Sherman Smith]

I tune in.

[Will Compton]

Thank you.

[Sherman Smith]

Thank you.

[Will Compton]

So you have seen the multiple breakdowns on the multiple episodes. Tears pretty much every episode.

[Sherman Smith]

Papa Team 6. Yeah.

[Will Compton]

Yeah.

[Sherman Smith]

I don't think there's anything wrong with tears. I think you need to normalize dudes weeping on camera.

[Will Compton]

Normalize it.

[Sherman Smith]

Oh, we are doing it.

[Will Compton]

We are doing it.

[Sherman Smith]

Have you guys done it today?

[Will Compton]

Not yet. Go ahead, start it up then.

[Sherman Smith]

Wait, you did come in these comments here in a minute. So who knows?

[Will Compton]

You came in perfect timing because we were talking about maybe the whole crew goes in solidarity with Will on the head shave.

[Sherman Smith]

Did you take Michigan or Nebraska?

[Will Compton]

I took Nebraska.

[Sherman Smith]

He took Nebraska. Minus 13 and a half Nebraska. Yeah. You guys should. Honestly, if the guys that work at Bus with the boys are who they claim to be. Everyone who is with Nebraska should do this in solidarity. I don't disagree. I think that's all just cleaned everywhere.

[Will Compton]

I think y'.

[Sherman Smith]

All. That's a great. Really just turns into a bunch of skitheads. And me and Cooper is what it would be.

[Will Compton]

Coop and Ferda was inferta.

[Sherman Smith]

Yeah. Shave his head too, though.

[Will Compton]

Okay. Actually, now that I think about. Ferdina did go with Nebraska.

[Sherman Smith]

I think he, you know, I think.

[Will Compton]

He said to my face and then probably went up to Will and be like, I gotta.

[Sherman Smith]

Someone's gonna have Taylor's back. Hey, don't worry. Don't worry. No, because he was like, he was gonna go Michigan, but then he was like, we're on the same. Like we GM the fantasy team together. So he's going Nebraska. He's like, I gotta go with my boy. Like I gotta go with my gm. So, yeah, we'd be everybody except you and Coop. Yeah.

[Will Compton]

Honestly. And we. We be the trendsetters. Well, trendsetter. But we join in, right?

[Sherman Smith]

Have a full cool segment on for.

[Will Compton]

The Dads Cool kids club. All three K's. You could do that.

[Sherman Smith]

Bad ideas in a brain.

[Will Compton]

No bad ideas. Right? No bad ideas.

[Sherman Smith]

Yeah, man. Kick that around.

[Will Compton]

I'm in the wrong show right now. You're. No.

[Sherman Smith]

Guys can't joke around.

[Will Compton]

Well, we joke. We joke. Guys can't joke around. Around. We joke.

[Sherman Smith]

Okay. I'll tell you this.

[Will Compton]

It's much more fun being a guest on a show. Really is whatever I want.

[Sherman Smith]

Yeah, you can. Gotta say whatever I want. That was it, though. That's all I have to say.

[Will Compton]

All right, guys, I'm gonna go finish business.

[Sherman Smith]

Do your thing. Get that. Get that. Afternoon two in.

[Will Compton]

Once again, love the show.

[Sherman Smith]

And I actually.

[Will Compton]

I mean it.

[Sherman Smith]

I mean it.

[Will Compton]

Thank you.

[Sherman Smith]

And then before I go, would you say the 1997 national champions were the Michigan Wolverines.

[Will Compton]

My boy. Round of applause, Sailor Juan.

[Sherman Smith]

Sarah Lawan. See if we can get that. We can get the clippers out, I guess. Derek, we can wait until your engagement photos are done. That's fair. Chef. Yeah, I'll do it. Yeah, I'll do it.

[Will Compton]

I'll do too. I. I mean, I just buzzed. Oh, yeah. A month ago. So I don't.

[Sherman Smith]

It's not like I got a big old. Oh yeah. You look good. You look good with the buzzed head.

[Will Compton]

Yeah. Thank you. I mean, I'm in need of a haircut. I think that going in solidarity wise with you, it would feel good. I. I think if the whole crew had it, we kind of look tough. We look tough.

[Sherman Smith]

Just saying. Papa Team Six, come on. Should we dive into some. Some engagement, shout out some fans?

[Will Compton]

Yes.

[Sherman Smith]

Dude, I had a really cool conversation, and I am so sorry that I'm not. I'm forgetting his name, but this couple I was talking to when we were doing that CBS show on Saturday morning over down the Haymarket area.

[Will Compton]

Oh, yeah, yeah.

[Sherman Smith]

Calls me aside over by the fence, and he's just, he's just. He's honestly just talking to me about for the dads and how much he loves it. And his wife was sitting there be like, yeah, we tune in every week. And he's just. He doesn't even want to talk Husker football. He just wants to talk about how much he loved for the dads and Papa Team 6. And he was getting to a point. I said, buddy, look, it's going to be like, we're reading these comments or reading these stories, like, you're starting to get water in my eyes by how much you could tell he was wanting just to let me know how much he loved the show and how much it's, like, influenced him in and stuff like that. But it was, yeah, because he was talking about how he had lost his job, and within a couple weeks, he, like, he, like, got a job, and then they were due like, two weeks later or something like that. So he only had, like two weeks of paternity leave and how hard it was, like, on them and everything else. Because dad, you know, dad's like, going and doing this job and kind of sacrificing the, you know, just the stuff that they had to go through, like, while he was doing the whole work thing just to, like, you know, have a career and, like, have a job for himself and provide and everything like that. Like, hey, he gets a job, and then two weeks later, it's like, hey, you know, do I get some. Some paternity leave to where he's not at the job. He felt like he had to go to said job.

[Will Compton]

That's so hard.

[Sherman Smith]

He was giving me a full breakdown, but it was. It was awesome. We had a few other conversations. PT6 is out there and just want to say thank you to everybody who engages with us. I feel like the comments I get about for the dads and Papa Team 6, they, they. They warm the heart the most. They do. But if you want to be featured on the show, we have. We do comments. So if you leave comments on YouTube, ideally within the first 48 hours of dropping that's when the guys kind of go through the comments and go through everything for the potential next week's show because we never know when we're going to film the next week's episode with everything else going on in our world. It could be Friday, we film it, could be over the weekend, could be Monday, we film it. But to be featured on the show, you can leave comments whether on social media or on YouTube. We see a lot of YouTube comments that we kind of dive into. And then also 601, the dads are hotline. You can call and drop a voicemail and we will play it and you'll be featured on the show. But this first one comes to us from Andrew fox on on YouTube Papa Papa Fox pt. 6 from Sussex County, Delaware, checking in. Happy father of two beautiful children, two and a half year old daughter and month old baby boy. Love the pod. Look forward to it every week. Shouting out the whole pot. I'm a teacher in a high school lacrosse coach of 10 years. Do you want, do we want merch? You can shoot us some merch. We would love that. Kids are my life. My students and my players are my kids basically. So obviously being a dad is the best whole world. I love my children and I love the girl dad culture, but been taking some hard times with my daughter as we're transitioning to having another child in house. The tantrums, the fight back, the regressions have really put me in a feeling of being a bad dad while also keeping my emotions in check and showing love to my newborn son. The question is Will, how did you, how did you, how did you doing that, how did you doing that when you had, how did you do that when you had Scottzilla? How is Rue? I think that's how you spelled it. My math teacher brain. What were some of the things that seemed to work or didn't work? Finally, while I've been going through this, the pod has helped reminding me that this too will pass and that everything will be better. Thank you Andrew. Appreciate the question, my friend. I would say what worked for us and I've kind of given a couple of these dad hacks in the past episodes. But one thing that we did coming out of the hospital is introducing rude to Scotty while Scotty wasn't in mom's arms. Because you know, I was seeing, honestly I was just seeing this stuff on Instagram that when your kid is like walking in to check on mom and they see the, the newborn in mom's hands, it's like you the, the first One, you are. You are their world. They are your world, and they see you holding a different world, and you're introducing them. So one thing we did do was have somebody else holding Scotty when Ru came in to check on mom and see mom and everything else, Obviously, that's already. That's. That's pastry, but a couple good pieces of it. Your dad hacks, tips, whatever you want to call them is we would get Rue. We got Rue a gift from Scotty, and it was like, Rue at the time loved Frozen. Still loves Frozen, but loved Frozen Love on. And Elsa. So we gifted her, like, this, like, Elsa necklace or this, like, little jewelry set or whatever. From Scotty to Rue when we brought Scotty home. Like, Scotty has you a gift waiting at home. Another dad hack, I would tell you, is something that we tried intentionally and consciously doing because it's very hard when you got two kiddos and your older one, your first one, they want to play or they want to do stuff that'd do this or put me down first or, dad, I want you to hold me. I don't want you to hold Scotty. Is instead of telling, rue, rue, I'm holding Scotty right now. I can't do it. Or roux. I can't do this because I'm doing X, Y, and Z with Scotty. I still do that from time to time, but I got to catch myself saying it. And I just. Instead, I'll tell her, okay, that I can do that. And then I will look at Scotty and say, scotty, whenever I'm done holding you, I got to pick up your sister Rue, because the little one, they have no clue what's going on. Yeah, but almost, you know, if you're older one, your first one is telling you something and say, you can do it, but you just can't at the moment. Or you will later, but you can at the moment. Instead of like, telling them, I can't do X, Y, and Z because my responsibilities with your younger sister right now. You need to understand that my hands are full and dead ass trying. But I got to tend to your younger sister right now. It would be more. So I tell her, yes, I nod my head, we'll be able to do this. Hang on. Let me just tell Scotty something really quick. So then I'll tell Scotty whatever I got to do with her and say, but when I'm done, I have to play with your sister. So that way, Rue. Rue is hearing me say that, then it allows me to then look at Rue, say, Do you hear what I told Scotty? I just said, you know, let me, let me change your diaper, let me get you into your outfit. But the moment I'm done, I'm gonna play. I'm gonna play with Rue and then I'll look at Rue. I'll be like, just give data these couple minutes, I'll knock it out quick and then we'll start playing. So those are like a couple little hacks and a couple little tips. That's the only experience I have. Rude does get jealous and stuff at times with Scotty, but she ruse honestly, she's been a pretty good big sister for the most part. And I, I do feel a lot of it has to do with like making them feel included in the conversation of whatever you're doing, responsibility wise. With the younger one, it's just more so look at them say everything you're going to do to them while the, while the older one hears you. That way they feel part of this solution, the problem solving that's taken place. So that's what I'd say.

[Will Compton]

Those have been two of my favorite dad hacks that you've actually shared on this show. And it was Stephen Shay that gave you the.

[Sherman Smith]

Stephen Shay. Yeah. Shout out Stephen Che. He gave me the gift idea. Whenever you're bringing the, the newborn home, tell the older one, genius. Yeah, hey, Scotty got you a gift when we get home.

[Will Compton]

She's so excited to be your sister.

[Sherman Smith]

Yeah, she's so excited to be your sister and just kind of sets it up for success. Oh. But it's like, it's just like little things like that because it does happen. It does get hard. You're juggling a lot of things when you have multiple kids and you get caught up, you know, being a little too impatient or maybe you're a little run down from the day and, you know, wearing all the different hats, being a husband, being, you know, employee, being dad, being dead to one, being dad to two. And you kind of like, you know, you get a little frazzled. But that's like a, that's like a. It's like one thing I will allude to in my brain is, okay, if I check the way I'm talking or Rue doesn't feel important right now. I try to think of what I've just been doing and back. I gotta switch it around. I need to talk to Scotty. Say, hey, Scotty, whenever I get done putting you in your crib or give you your bottle, I have to go play with. I have to go play With Rue it's Rue's time and you know you're sitting there talking a little one there. They have no clue what's being said. But Rue's fired up because you know you're talking about her and letting them know at the same time how important they are in front of little sister.

[Will Compton]

I love that I next one that I have is off of TikTok which we haven't done a ton of comments off Tick Tock. I saw Derek pulled a bunch of Tick Tock comments which gets me stoked. This is from 26 stew underscore he says fellas dad to dad to a rambunctious 11 month old boy who is hates sitting still even when getting his diaper changed. Full of shit. Good. Also long time PT sixer. My son has recently been deployed to every nook and cranny in our house since he is crawling now. Anyways, had the best dad moment the other day. As I walked in the door he crawled to me with the biggest smile. Also he caught him bobbing his head to Rocky top which made me ecstatic. Gbo. Come on Chef. Enjoy all the pods fellas. Great advice for future dads, new dads or old dads. Love that which I also have a similar story a GBO dbo. I have a similar story with Scarlet. That's one of my crack a cold ones. Okay, not crawling but smiling. All right.

[Sherman Smith]

Thank you for the comment on Tick Tock. Yes, love that TikTok comments. Let's go 26 follow us on TikTok brandon brandon 0950 ripped a fart in my son's room after asking did you hear that frog? He laughed. My three year old thinks farts are funny. Good. Love the love the pod fellas. Keep killing it then some more pt 6. Some some engagement here. Nick Beckwith responds to him. My dad used to call him California Barking Spiders legend. Love seeing the community. Love the community talking back and forth with each other. Just all dads trying to help each other out.

[Will Compton]

My dad was a big barking spider guy. He loved that joke. I never fully got the joke because I was like I don't know if spiders bark like what is my dad talking about? Chef shake his head too like I don't know.

[Sherman Smith]

You don't know.

[Will Compton]

This one comes from Brett Durrow. Underscore also on TikTok. How's it going guys? My name is Sergeant Brett Durow and I am currently deployed to the Middle East. Thank you for your service Brett. However, my wife is back home and is due in October with Our first baby. A baby girl. I'm super excited and nervous about this, so I was just wondering what tips you have for a girl dad who hasn't been there through all the appointments due to military service. Also, I plan on surprising her by coming back before our baby is born. What should I do for my wife to help make up for the lost time? You guys are a huge inspiration to me about to become a girl dad, and I can't wait to make my own memories with my daughter. Any tips you could give me would help out a lot. Thank you guys for being awesome motherfuckers and awesome girl dads. Hopefully me being from Iowa doesn't rub you the wrong way. Will. Winky face. Anyways, love you, boys. God bless. That comes from Brett De Roe.

[Sherman Smith]

Brett De Roe. Thank you, bro. Thank you for tapping in. Thank you for leaving a comment. Sherman, what do you got, bro?

[Will Compton]

Advice. I know.

[Sherman Smith]

I know you got a couple things.

[Will Compton]

Advice wise, as far as, like, making up that time. I feel like it's so different in Brett's case because he's literally serving our country, but I know what he means about, like, the abs. The guilt from absence.

[Sherman Smith]

Yeah.

[Will Compton]

And although I did not experience that with my wife, I felt like the communication, even if I wasn't able to make a baby appointment, the communication before the appointment and after the appointment meant the world to her of even the most minute stuff. Her head has grown 8 millimeters, Sherman. Oh, my gosh. That's. That's incredible. Because we were worried about the size of her head.

[Sherman Smith]

Jill.

[Will Compton]

You know, but, like, being plugged into those conversations. But I think the best gift that he's going to give them is, like, him coming home and surprising them. Like those. You want to talk about crying on camera?

[Sherman Smith]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Will Compton]

I'll pull those up on YouTube. Just a soldier coming home, a mom or a dad, and, oh, dude, I'm dead, me. Every time.

[Sherman Smith]

Yeah, I'm with you. It always comes back to the communication and just the presence. And then if you can't have the presence, just them knowing that you care to ask about what's going on. Because you got to think, too, as a mom going into these appointments, and let's just say it's alone. Like, there are things that they're nervous about. There's things that they're learning, and whenever they come out of it and talk to you, they want to know that you're there and you see them and that you. You are in it with them, even though you might not actually be with them. So whether it's fears or insecurities or learning something new. It's that same excitement to where you're curious about it and what you got. What you got in that water.

[Will Compton]

I was worried about the bottom of my water, but I think it is just some liquid iv.

[Sherman Smith]

Yeah. Nice. Nice plug.

[Will Compton]

Thank you. Thank you.

[Sherman Smith]

But, yeah, just knowing that you. That you're. That you're in it with them. Yeah. As much as you can possibly be, because she gets it. And I'm sure she asks you, how's everything going there? Whether you can share with her or not, but it's just flipping the table and asking her, hey, how's your day? How are you feeling going into it? Are you feeling excited? They want to know that you're excited. All of those different things. That's what it. That's what it always comes down to. Because for me, if, like, my wife checks me, a lot of times, it's like, I just want to know that you're excited or that you're feeling some of the same. Same things I'm feeling versus, like, staying, you know, reserved or unemotional. You know what I'm saying?

[Will Compton]

I know exactly what you mean. And the other question that he had asked was like, what advice do you have as a couple girl dads? For me, I think the only thing that I would say instead of some advice is just, like, to get Brett excited is I feel like dads, the opportunity is so great with being a girl dad. Like, the opportunity to be a good father to your daughter. But it. That cheat code of, like, the relationship of a daughter and her dad is like, I'm starting to see it with Scarlet. Of just, like, the way that she looks at me and the way she interacts with me and stuff. And, like, it's just so much fun. It really is. And, like, Brett, you're in for. For an absolute treat. I know I'm only barely 11 weeks into, you know, this whole process, but it's like, it's such a cool thing. It's such a. A beautiful thing. I don't know how to describe it. Even your barber. What was his name?

[Sherman Smith]

Alan.

[Will Compton]

Alan met Allen today. So can.

[Sherman Smith]

Hey, can. Can you turn that on? Can people hear the lawn mowing going on outside?

[Will Compton]

I. I will get that out of the.

[Sherman Smith]

Okay. Okay. Because that just got super loud.

[Will Compton]

Yeah.

[Sherman Smith]

Alan's a stud, bro.

[Will Compton]

Alan's a stud. And congratulations to Alan. They have a baby girl on the way in October, and it was fun, just him saying, like, hey, I have a baby boy. But we actually Have a baby on the way. It's a girl. And, like, just the look that he kind of gave me and, like, dabbed me up, it's like, I don't know. There's just something cool about being a girl dad.

[Sherman Smith]

So, yeah, awesome responsibility. Like, the new love that you have, like, you are your daughter's first love. Go back to episode one and listen to the end of the episode, because I kind of do a little written thing on being a girl dad and. And what it means, and I absolutely love it. And then what you'll do is you might not have the capacity yet, but one day you will when your little girl comes. But I would say when you're wanting advice on, you know, your wife, whether you're away or she's alone, it's almost like, how would you want. How would you want your daughter to be treated if she was with somebody who was either overseas in the military or is absent? Like, again, sometimes that's just the. That's the. That's the hand you. That's the hand you're dealt with. Yeah, that's the. That's the life that is chosen on. On being married to somebody who's.

[Will Compton]

Who.

[Sherman Smith]

Who with their job and career, is absent a lot of the time. Like you as a girl dad. How would you want that man to treat your daughter if he was away? And you'll find a lot of those answers that way as well. And then you'll kind of know, you know, things to ask, things to feel excited about with your wife, because I feel like that gives you a nice little guiding light when you do finally have your baby girl.

[Will Compton]

I love that answer. That's a good answer. I've been joking around in the office sometimes with some of the single guys when they're telling stories of, like, you know, dating and texts that they're sending back and forth. And I'll Especially Fern. That's who he's talking about.

[Sherman Smith]

Yeah.

[Will Compton]

I'll go, hey, that's Scarlett. You're texting. Keep that in mind, bro. You're so right. Hey, Sharm.

[Sherman Smith]

You're so right, dude.

[Will Compton]

So right.

[Sherman Smith]

Yeah. Ferda, that's a. That's a. That's a semen Team six member right there.

[Will Compton]

He's a. He's right there with Chef.

[Sherman Smith]

Yeah.

[Will Compton]

Second in command, would you say? Chef?

[Sherman Smith]

At least.

[Will Compton]

He might be.

[Sherman Smith]

What was the.

[Will Compton]

The military branch where it's like the.

[Sherman Smith]

The Goomba's.

[Will Compton]

Yeah, but, like, I'm talking about the actual, like, the Delta Squad guys who are just, like, they're like black ops. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Sherman Smith]

Firda might be a goomba ray.

[Will Compton]

He might be a goomba ray. That's on semen team six.

[Sherman Smith]

Yeah, yeah. And for people, if you're new tuning in the tiers we have here, Papa team six. Those are the fathers.

[Will Compton]

Yep.

[Sherman Smith]

You might be on semen team 6 currently, where you're not a dad yet, but you're shooting, you're dropping in semen team six to do, you know, some night operations.

[Will Compton]

Oh, yeah.

[Sherman Smith]

We also call that BUDS training. Breeding until dad status.

[Will Compton]

And that's where you pre PT6ers.

[Sherman Smith]

Pre PT6ers, you're trying to actually become a PT6 member. That means you're in buds training.

[Will Compton]

Yep.

[Sherman Smith]

You could be a semen team sixer where you're just. You're playing for the love of the game.

[Will Compton]

Milk team six.

[Sherman Smith]

Milk team six. That's the female audience right now.

[Will Compton]

Mama team six.

[Sherman Smith]

Yeah.

[Will Compton]

Dad DG six. Which was Daddy girl six. Right. That we came up with the other episode comment from. From last week. You ended on daddy girl. Yeah, Daddy girl six.

[Sherman Smith]

Okay. Daddy girl six. You got the goon berets?

[Will Compton]

Goomba rays.

[Sherman Smith]

Oh, yeah. What did I say? Did I say goomberes or green berets? You said goon. Okay. Yeah. You got the gooners out there. Those are the young bucks. Those are the young bucks. Now this comment. I got a YouTube. Chris Deck 4,245 boys, day one, PT6 sicko. Love the pod community being built with for the dads. As a dad amongst a crew of goon berets, it's been great hearing from the other dads and relating to the absolute battle stories that our parenthood thank all. Thank you boys for all you do keep it under an hour.

[Will Compton]

We gotta keep it under. Gotta keep it under an hour.

[Sherman Smith]

I do have an email here from Dustin Disher. Hey, fellas. New PT6 are to be to be at any moment now to a baby girl. Contractions are happening and likely going to the hospital tonight for delivery.

[Will Compton]

Oh.

[Sherman Smith]

Just wanted to say thanks for the podcast. It's brought my excitement to be a girl dad to a whole new level. Wednesdays on my way home from work, I listen ASAP and Wednesday evening I watch it again on YouTube and force feed it to my wife respectfully, because she needs to hear it. Thanks again for the great laughs and loving tears, P. S. I hope you find a find a way to ship to Canada soon. Double PS Go bills. Yours truly, Dustin. Dustin, thank you for reaching out the sixer dish or the sixer Congratulations, man.

[Will Compton]

Congrats, dude.

[Sherman Smith]

Congratulations on the new baby girl.

[Will Compton]

I got Matam 1025 on YouTube pt.6. Brutal start to the week. My dog got sick Saturday night, Sunday morning. Take him to the vet, find out. It's pretty much nothing they can do, so we had to put him down. Dang, dude, I hate that I have a six year old and a four year old. My six year old was devastated. The four year old doesn't quite understand yet. Took us a couple days because it was definitely unexpected. Was for sure. Looking forward to the pod this week. Dang, dude, that stinks. Yeah, I was lucky enough that I was like high school age when we had family pets, but the way it's lining up with Scarlet, Wrigley and Goose are they're a bit older. They're like seven. And I'm like, oh, man, she's gonna be like five or six.

[Sherman Smith]

Yeah. I want to say waffles, like five or six years old.

[Will Compton]

Yeah.

[Sherman Smith]

So I'm sure that'll be a, that'll be a moment.

[Will Compton]

That's a, that's a hard one. But I think it can be, I think that it can be dealt with like in a really cool way, how you treat it of like, you know, talking through. If they're old enough, like talking through what has happened. What. You know, dogs, they don't live as long and here's why. And da, da, da. But you know, the great thing is we can get a, a new dog or we can get. Blah, blah, blah.

[Sherman Smith]

Gotta, gotta get a new. It's the new dog, bro. Yeah, Yeah. I remember when I, I was like the same age as. So my parents, they did the whole get a pet first before having a kid for the whole responsibility factor. So Conan, he was a Rottweiler. Stud Rottweiler too. I look like a guy who owns a Rottweiler.

[Will Compton]

A couple of them.

[Sherman Smith]

Yeah, a couple of them. They're good dogs. It's all about the owner.

[Will Compton]

It's about the owner. Ain't the dog, it ain't the breed.

[Sherman Smith]

It ain't the dog, it ain't the breed.

[Will Compton]

Aren't they like the number one attack that I'm getting?

[Sherman Smith]

Because they, hey, hey, it's the owner. They paint them in the, in the wrong light. So I was like the same. I was like a year behind Conan and I was like somebody who, you know, I, I like got into the dog bowl, I ate the dog food. My parents had to like, I hate the dog.

[Will Compton]

That's where Scotty got it, bro.

[Sherman Smith]

Scottzilla, man. She's just like her daddy. She's just like her daddy. But I'd be in there at the bowl eating the dog food. They'd have to, like, set me on the outside of the. Outside of the gate and stuff. And I'd be crying, trying to hang with Conan. I was the only one because Conan, he was, you know, little guard dog. Now.

[Will Compton]

Oh, yeah, I growl, and you get.

[Sherman Smith]

Close to the bowl. But I could just crawl all up there and just eat with.

[Will Compton]

He would let you.

[Sherman Smith]

Yeah, I would go and flip the. Or change the. Change the channel on the tv back when you had to go do it on the tv. And my dad would get all pissed off and want to tan my ass. And. And he saw it to me one time. I did it again. He started to approach me, and then Conan got in the middle of my dad stuff and was growling at my dad. Yeah. Just knowing that I was, you know, I was about to get a little licking. So I was close with Conan. And so Conan rottweilers lived to around, like, 10 years old. And so we lost Conan when I was 10. And my, you know, my dad, he was. Everybody was grieving about it, mourning the loss of Conan, and my parents handled it well. I was very sad. But again, you get a new dog, it's like new life.

[Will Compton]

Yeah.

[Sherman Smith]

Kind of passes the time, but it was. It was tough when we lost Conan. Conan was a good boy. Conan was a good boy.

[Will Compton]

Dude, pets. Pets are so awesome.

[Sherman Smith]

Pets are awesome. Ah, gosh. Marley and me. Oh, I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

[Will Compton]

Dogs are so awesome. I just want to shout out this. This is such a random story, but my mom just got a dog. His name's Bama. Sorry, Chef.

[Sherman Smith]

No, that was funny, that. That dog. Kid show, kid show.

[Will Compton]

Kid show, kid show. But just hearing, like, the cheer. My mom's voice of her just calling me and telling me, like, oh, you know, Bama was barking loud when, like, the mailman came up to the door, and the mailman made a joke of, like, oh, your new dog's a good guard dog. And, you know, it helps me, like, feel safe at night, and I just love stuff like that. Dude, dogs are just the best.

[Sherman Smith]

They really are. They really are.

[Will Compton]

I got. I got a comment here.

[Sherman Smith]

Okay, I got a couple more.

[Will Compton]

Oh, sorry. I just went.

[Sherman Smith]

You go, Luku. L U K U I g I on YouTube.

[Will Compton]

Pt.

[Sherman Smith]

Sixer of three under five here. Mama's letting dad have the weekend. Gonna try and catch the Friday live show. Already signed up for the tailgate. I Told her she's on Milk Team 6, which I had to explain to her. Cheers to another. Cheers to another Will Day. Best day of the week. Fantastic interview on House Rules as well. Go, Big Red. Dude. Shout out. Shout out, Luke.

[Will Compton]

A. Shout out, Luigi.

[Sherman Smith]

Go Big Red.

[Will Compton]

Hey, gbr. Shout out, Luigi. And when is Will Compton Day? It's around this time of year, right?

[Sherman Smith]

September 19th. That's my birthday.

[Will Compton]

I am so sorry. What do you think I did? I was thinking of, like, the Will Compton Museum and all that stuff. That's also September 19th. That's the will Compton Day, I guess.

[Sherman Smith]

Oh, you're talking about with barstool.

[Will Compton]

Yeah.

[Sherman Smith]

Like the museum.

[Will Compton]

Yeah. Is that maybe.

[Sherman Smith]

I don't know. I can't remember.

[Will Compton]

I need to look that up. I still have that shirt.

[Sherman Smith]

You look that up.

[Will Compton]

I need to look that up. Will Compton Day. We need. We need to keep celebrating.

[Sherman Smith]

We do need to keep celebrating that. Big opportunities of celebrating Will Compton Day.

[Will Compton]

Okay, good. September. We missed it.

[Sherman Smith]

We missed it.

[Will Compton]

I gotta throw love to my guy any way I can.

[Sherman Smith]

That would have been fun to just celebrate that. It would have been fun to celebrate that.

[Will Compton]

Dang it.

[Sherman Smith]

Just bring it back to the, you know. Yeah, I got Nick for other reasons outside celebrating myself, of course.

[Will Compton]

I got Nick Sexton. This one's from TikTok. What's going on, boys? I really enjoy your show and the way you share your experiences so openly. I'm reaching out because I'd love to hear your advice on something personal. My partner and I are expecting our first baby and I was wondering how you both felt when your first child was on the way. Were there things that surprised you or advice that you wish you had received at the time? I think it would really help to hear your perspective as I get ready for this big change in my own life. Thanks for taking the time to read. You can make a difference in someone's life, including your own, with a job in home care. These jobs offer flexible schedules, health care, retirement options, and free training. They also provide paid time off and opportunities for overtime. Visit oregonhomecarejobs.com to learn more and apply. That's oregonhomecarejobs.com hey, it's Ryan Seacrest for Albertsons and Safeway Cough.

[Sherman Smith]

And cold season is coming, so make.

[Will Compton]

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[Sherman Smith]

Visit albertsons or safeway.com for more details.

[Will Compton]

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[Sherman Smith]

And if you haven't made the switch yet, here are 15 reasons why you should.

[Will Compton]

One, it's $15 a month. Two, seriously, it's $15 a month. Three, no big contracts. Four, I use it. Five, my mom uses it.

[Sherman Smith]

Are you, are you playing me off? That's what's happening, right? Okay, give it a try.

[Will Compton]

@Mintmobile.Com Switch upfront payment of $45 for three month plan. $15 per month equivalent required. New customer offer first three months only, then full price plan options available, taxes and fees extra. CementMobile.com read this and keep up the amazing work with the podcast. Nick Sexton.

[Sherman Smith]

Nick Sexton. Thank you brother. I would say you're the closest removed from firstborn.

[Will Compton]

Yeah.

[Sherman Smith]

Do you have things that jump out at you that you wish you had advice on? Because Scarlett Is what, 10 weeks?

[Will Compton]

10 weeks ago? Really? 11. We'll call it 11.

[Sherman Smith]

Okay.

[Will Compton]

Yeah. The piece of advice that I would say is that any little thing I know I've for any listener that has listened to every episode. I am sorry if I sound like a broken record, but I do think this is if I had a book or like a quote that you could quote me on for being a good dad in those first couple months. All the little things are big things. So if you remember to wash that bottle after you fed, wife will notice that and wife will appreciate it if you remember to put the, you know, you went into the baby's room because now you have a whole nother load of laundry. You gotta do that. You weren't used to go in there and get the kids laundry without you know, even telling the wife and go run that laundry. And when she opens up the dryer later that day and sees that the kids clothes has already been, you know, washed and dried, she is gonna be stoked. Like. And I'm giving myself that advice. I fall short in that area all the time. But as far as like how do I want to absolutely kick ass as a dad? It's like all those little things that oh, I'll do that later. Oh, you know, do it right then and there and do it for both the kid, your wife, but for yourself too. It's going to make you feel like a part of everything because it's so mom when she's Pregnant, like it's, it's really just mom and like taking care of mom and how can I help mom? And then once baby's there, it's like, okay, you're up, dad, like, what do you got? And if you step to the plate and you're doing all those little things, you're mother in law, dad in law, everybody's going to be going, he's doing a good job, he's kicking ass. That would be my advice, dude.

[Sherman Smith]

Well said.

[Will Compton]

Thank you.

[Sherman Smith]

I don't think anything needs to be added to that, but very well said.

[Will Compton]

Thank you.

[Sherman Smith]

Because you're right, it is, it's, it's all mom. And then like as dads, I would assume it's just like being, being a guy, like being a male. It's, you know, you think to yourself, if you had, like, I had an awesome mom growing up. So mom did, did a lot of stuff for me. Like my dad, he was the one who went to work, commuted an hour, you know, an hour working back to each day. Kind of like the working dad, he just, he worked a lot. He had to work a lot. And so my mom did everything around the house. So growing up and it's three boys, no female energy, you just think mom takes care of everything. Like, mom always has all the answers. So when I'm. Because like when I'm a husband and my wife is pregnant, everything else, like, there are times where you just think, oh, you know, Charles got this. Like, mom just know how to do this stuff. And the truth is they don't either. Like they just, you know, they're, they're just, they have to figure it out and you don't want them to feel alone in the process. That's the entire game. It's like, that's the entire game is like asking those extra questions so that way you're prepared, not being told what to do afterwards. There's a few times where Charl would have to tell me afterwards. And it's like, man, why is she on my ass about stuff? Like I'm trying. Where it's like I need to seek out this type of preparation before I even get in these situations.

[Will Compton]

Yes.

[Sherman Smith]

Where it's like, if I am doing the laundry, do I need to dry every article of clothing or some. Do I need to be hang drying them? You know, mom can get a little chippy. Mom can get going or the women can get going. Hey, you're not, you're supposed to hang dry this one.

[Will Compton]

What's this one?

[Sherman Smith]

Or like cleaning the bottle. It's like I would do the. Just the shortcut at times where I'll just put the hot water in and put the soap in and I just shake it up. I'll just shake it up, rinse it out, and put it on there. Hell yeah. Too bad. Hey, sweetheart. Sometimes you do got to get. You got to twist the top off. You got to pull the rubber part out of the plastic and clean the insides. Because if not, there'll be some. Some be some residue inside there. And I'm just like, yeah, she's right. I'm literally just taking the shortcut here. But I need to. I need to be the guy that, like, cleans out the bottle. So that way it's just sitting there and then she sees it. So they know that the effort is being put forth. But that was well said, man.

[Will Compton]

Also, cheat code and wives. Plug your ears. If you. If you take the nipple out. I've gotten it down to where I can one hand it where I take the nipple out of the top and both pieces stay in my hand and give a little, you know, underneath the water, put on the drying rack.

[Sherman Smith]

Little dad.

[Will Compton]

Which little dad? Jill would be pissed if she heard that.

[Sherman Smith]

She didn't hear. You told her? You told her earplugs.

[Will Compton]

I use the brush. I use the brush every time, honey.

[Sherman Smith]

Yeah, but you know, you do well Charles into this. Like, you never do the. Do the nipple. She's not wrong. Like, it's been just a handful of times where I've thought to do it. Yeah, I'll be in there trying to shake, and I'll see her coming around the corner, and then I kind of twist it off.

[Will Compton]

This brush is awesome that you got some brushes. Incredible. This thing crazy.

[Sherman Smith]

But she ain't coming on the corner. There we go. She'll be all right. I would still drink it.

[Will Compton]

I legitimately love using this brush. Like, this is crazy. I. I will say not a dad win. But like those moments of when you're able, when you're doing all those small things and you are operating independently of your wife. On prep, preparing for the baby to go to outside time, getting the diaper bag ready, washing bottles, making bottles, you'll get into a rhythm where, like, you're like, dude, I do have this to where Jill and I wanted to do a birthday dinner, just her and I, on Thursday. And the way it worked out, she was like, I have to go get my nails done and then go straight from there to the restaurant. I don't know, like, can you take Scarlet and meet me at the restaurant. I don't want to do that to you. Do you feel comfortable doing that? I was like, I got it, I got it. I know everything that needs to go in the diaper bag. I'll have the duna. I'll. I got it. And dude, rolling up to blue sushi and walking in with Scarlett and everybody. Oh my gosh.

[Sherman Smith]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Will Compton]

Pull up to the table and then mom like rolls into the restaurant later and just seeing the smile on her face, I was like, I got this. I got this.

[Sherman Smith]

Yeah. Because I want to say early in the game it's like you're some sitting there trying to get diaper bag ready. And I'm like, hey, what all do we need to put in here, buddy?

[Will Compton]

Well, being on this show helps too. I and I mean that like being on the show helps too of like Jill helping to prep me. But like all the little dad hacks that I've been getting from guys, I've been getting from you. It helps. Dude stacks up.

[Sherman Smith]

Yeah, we got a turtle 19xx here. New shirt. Ideal. I rode the shockwave this weekend. Might be tricky with copyrights, but might be worth it. Everyone loves loves an inside joke. Rode the shockwave.

[Will Compton]

Just the the wolf on top of a roller coaster. Like right at the the drop. He's just about to go down the drop. He's in the front car. Just would be electric.

[Sherman Smith]

The shockwave this weekend.

[Will Compton]

I got one from Tyler Grosswick 4536 on YouTube. He said can we get money line per episode that Sherm starts to shed a tear. Keep up the great work boys. Love that I the book is gonna. You know. Hey, they say Vegas always wins. I don't know you.

[Sherman Smith]

You bet the line right now after these last couple episodes you're looking at what a -250 on tears.

[Will Compton]

That's exactly where I was. Yeah, I think you are being kind. You could say minus 600 and want to hurt my feelings.

[Sherman Smith]

Minus 250. Thank you. What are the odds?

[Will Compton]

Hey, what are the odds? That's coming later.

[Sherman Smith]

That's coming later. I have one last one. Ruler of Latveria PT6 here. You all are the best. So I have two boys, 2 and 5 year old. My 2 year old with the LA with LA or my 2 year old with the last week has randomly become afraid of monkeys wife and I don't know where he got it from but it's taking an extra hour to get him to bed. Trying to assure him no monkeys are in the house. Good. Yes. Yesterday the wife Tells me to let him watch Toy Story 3. He hadn't seen it yet. Well, near the end, he comes running and screaming because there's a mean monkey.

[Will Compton]

Oh, no.

[Sherman Smith]

In the. Toward the end of the movie. Good. And now today, she sends a group. She sends a text at nap time. And now he's even afraid of nap time. Good. Laugh out loud. Y' all are awesome. Keep it up.

[Will Compton]

I. I have a hack for this.

[Sherman Smith]

Go ahead.

[Will Compton]

My parents. I was very afraid of monsters under my bed and in my closet. My brother was actually the one that coined this, so. Shout out Jordan Aerosol deodorant. Something safe to spray. You could do some sunscreen. It's monkey spray, dude. And go spray down everything in the house and take little guy who's a son, right?

[Sherman Smith]

Yeah.

[Will Compton]

Yeah. Take a little guy with you and just go spray everything down and just be like, it's monkey spray.

[Sherman Smith]

Right? Right. I love that idea, by the way. Maybe a lot of fragrance in the house. Maybe wife won't like that idea, but maybe she'll love it.

[Will Compton]

Maybe she'll love it.

[Sherman Smith]

Another little one would be, like, stickers that say, like, monkeys are terrified of these stickers. And you put the sticker on the crib, you put it at the door, you put it wherever a little man wants to put it, so that way he knows monkeys are terrified of these stickers. It, like, keeps them away. It scares them off.

[Will Compton]

And a great way to segue your son into fandom of whatever your favorite sports team is. Buy just a bunch of stickers of said sports team.

[Sherman Smith]

Now we're cooking.

[Will Compton]

Hey, the. There is nothing that scares a monkey away like a baler bear. You kidding me?

[Sherman Smith]

Or Nebraska.

[Will Compton]

Or Nebraska Corn Husker. You throw this in anywhere, you know what that in also stands for? No monkeys.

[Sherman Smith]

No monkeys. That's an N right there. A red one. They're scared of the color red. No monkeys.

[Will Compton]

And you just put that everywhere, dude. And then your kid's gonna love Nebraska.

[Sherman Smith]

Yeah, those are great. Those are great. Little. Hey, Good, dad. We're good. Good at this.

[Will Compton]

We're getting pretty good at this. Okay, I will fly through these. These are. These are my last two. I'll go back to back and if there's anything.

[Sherman Smith]

Got to keep it under an hour.

[Will Compton]

Gotta keep it.

[Sherman Smith]

Gotta keep it under an hour. So please.

[Will Compton]

KJ underscore Kitchens on YouTube says PT Sicko. He did the PT Six Echo. Here, listen to the pod. Since the days in the gravel lot with no AC. A true tier 1.

[Sherman Smith]

True tier 1.

[Will Compton]

Asking how many Matt Neely's Would it take to take down Daddy Luan, Lifelong Titan stand boy, dad of two years and deploying for second mission, due May 2026. Congratulations, DM Sherman. Last week about his dad loss, he voice messaged me back, lost my shit. Made the wife listen. And I've told basically anyone that would listen. I'm obsessed with the show. I'm obsessed with all of you boys. I only live an hour from the shop, so let me know if you want a psycho on the pod. Shout out Willie C for operating with the wife. Gone. Love you all. Peppanonis PS Wolf emoji Deke Derek should be the name. Big Deke Derek should be the name.

[Sherman Smith]

Name Big Deke Derek should be the name.

[Will Compton]

Also send a voice message to KJ as he said. I've started to try to do that more. I love that, I think it's fun. But I had a, a friend that you actually met that came by the office, Oaks, that was close friends with Matt Neely. And that was my message back to him. I said that my friend Oaks is also one of the reasons that I'm here today working for you guys. So I thought that that was a cool little Matt Neely working his way through.

[Sherman Smith]

And for those who are curious about Matt Neely, Matt Neely was one of our first. He was our first social media guy, one of the first guys that worked with us on the bus. And he suddenly passed away in that first year in October. And so Matt Neely is huge. There's huge lore around Matt Neely and his super fandom with the Titans and then being very pivotal with busting with the boys. And it's very early stages and our first year, so it's paying homage to Matt Neely. It would take seven Matt Neely's to take down a Taylor lean.

[Will Compton]

It would take seven.

[Sherman Smith]

Seven.

[Will Compton]

He was pretty. He was bigger than me.

[Sherman Smith]

Yeah, you got to think, you know, one on each limb of Taylor.

[Will Compton]

How many, how many, how many Shirts.

[Sherman Smith]

For the head, one for the piece, and then, you know, that's six and then just seven because Taylor's number 77. Yeah, that's true, that's true.

[Will Compton]

Last one we got mason. Clay Donaldson, 21, new to the PT6 squad, but dad of a two and a half year old daughter and a three day old son. Congratulations, Mason. Writing this comment as I rock my son at midnight, listening to the pod while I let the wifey sleep to get some rest. Just wanted to say that this podcast has inspired me to be more intentional and present to both my 2 year old and my newborn. Good stuff, fellas. Look forward to hearing more stories, advice and lessons. Keep it up. PT6 are out.

[Sherman Smith]

Thank you, brother.

[Will Compton]

Thank you, Mason.

[Sherman Smith]

Yes.

[Will Compton]

I love that. We made the trailer with that in mind. Like the trail launch trailer for this show with somebody listening to it in the wee hours of the morning.

[Sherman Smith]

Yeah.

[Will Compton]

And then you have it right there.

[Sherman Smith]

I know. Thank you, Mason.

[Will Compton]

That's so sick.

[Sherman Smith]

Should we get to some crack a cold one, dad? Losses, ups and downs. I have a cracker cold one. My cracker cold one. This week goes to Scotty Jolie. Scottzilla Godzilla, as you all know her. She's standing for like 10 seconds at a time, bro. Yes. Yesterday I was like, well, you know, I was watching, I was watching the games and I just scan over and she's just standing up next to me and got her hands in the air looking at me. I was like, hang on, let daddy. Let daddy take a video real quick. Got a little video over I can. I can plug to you guys so you can show it on the screen. But Scottzilla's standing a little bit now.

[Will Compton]

Scotty is going to be a problem in the best way.

[Sherman Smith]

Yeah, she. Oh, over, under.

[Will Compton]

On how many days of her walking?

[Sherman Smith]

I think she walks before she turns 1.

[Will Compton]

I do.

[Sherman Smith]

She's 10 months right now. Yeah, I mean, you'll learn. It's not like it just happens once they start standing. Yeah, but I think she'll start walking before she turns one.

[Will Compton]

I bet she starts walking. But you said 10 months, like on the dot, right? She's 10 months.

[Sherman Smith]

She is. She was 10 months 12 days ago.

[Will Compton]

So here in three weeks, you think she'll be walking probably four. Four.

[Sherman Smith]

Yeah, maybe. It's tough, man. Like, Rue did a really good job of like, I would stand. Like, I would stand Rue like, on my body like this, and she could, like, walk up my chest. I felt like, like early into where she was, like, trying to walk and everything else. Scotty doesn't really, like, move her legs and walk a whole lot. Very sturdy. And you've seen her army crawling, like, you know, I've already made the comparison. Michael Parsons on third down.

[Will Compton]

Some are even saying Max Crosby.

[Sherman Smith]

Yeah, yeah. Some are saying Max Crosby as well. It'll just depend, man. You got to get her legs going. I think when I get home today, it's time to start putting in some work with her little walker. Because she was walking. She was like standing up against Rue's seat at the dinner table and having it, and it was Kind of moving it, like walking and moving it. So.

[Will Compton]

Woo.

[Sherman Smith]

I'll get her going.

[Will Compton]

When does the head, like, they're able to start hold their head up because Scarlett's almost there. I feel like. Is that like, question?

[Sherman Smith]

You want to research that? You want to research that?

[Will Compton]

Like three or four months.

[Sherman Smith]

What was the exact question? Your head gets sturdy and you can kind of maybe toss. Start tossing them up in the air and stuff. Start rolling them around like you wrestling and that ain't going.

[Will Compton]

Yeah, six months. Six months.

[Sherman Smith]

Six months.

[Will Compton]

Oh, really?

[Sherman Smith]

Around six months.

[Will Compton]

Okay. Because she's, you know, two and some change on months and like I'm seeing her lifting her head and keeping it up. When I'm putting her on my chest, she's keeping this right here. I'm like, oh my God.

[Sherman Smith]

So she's, she's, she's holding her head pretty sturdy.

[Will Compton]

Very sturdy.

[Sherman Smith]

Could you toss her up?

[Will Compton]

I've done some lifts. I have done some lifts and you.

[Sherman Smith]

Got to feel it out. You got to like start here and then just kind of go up a little fast and it kind of drops down well. And I kind of know Scotty, like, I'd go, hey. And she's like, all right, maybe a little, maybe a little too soon. Maybe a little too soon to toss you in the air.

[Will Compton]

I brought up the idea of lifting Scarlett and she goes, you're not, you're not tossing her. I said I lifted her. I'm not tossing her.

[Sherman Smith]

Not tossing.

[Will Compton]

I'm not tossing you. Not polishing. I'm lifting. But Scarlett's old face, when I lift her up, she just starts beaming.

[Sherman Smith]

Dude, she's smiling.

[Will Compton]

Oh, that's why I cracked a cold one.

[Sherman Smith]

Dude, there's nothing better when they start smiling.

[Will Compton]

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[Sherman Smith]

Oh, that is awesome, bro.

[Will Compton]

I mean, look at this.

[Sherman Smith]

Kind of went out right there.

[Will Compton]

And I have my boy's hat on. That's the best part. I'm wearing the boy's hat, bro. Oh, dude. And she just loves the changing table. And I was going, do you love your dad? Ass. Do you love your dad?

[Sherman Smith]

Dad?

[Will Compton]

So I'm kind of doing this with her hand, and she, you know, the eyes started going up, and she's. I make a little noises and big smile, and I just. My dad was totally silent. I was totally silent. We're both sitting there just like, oh, my God, that was incredible. And you knew that it wasn't just, like, her randomly smiling. Like, she was looking at me and was, like, smiling because I was in her face talking to her. It was. Oh, it was good.

[Sherman Smith]

Is really, really good. That juices me up for you guys.

[Will Compton]

Thank you.

[Sherman Smith]

Because smiling is just the best. And I feel like, too, when smiling starts happening, like, for the mom, it's such a massive win because, again, these little. These little minions, bro. What's it been, 10, 11 weeks?

[Will Compton]

Yeah.

[Sherman Smith]

It's like when they finally start smiling, you're getting something in return. Yep. Right. Because you're just. Your entire life is sacrifice for them when they're newborns to where it's just eat, sleep, it's take, take, take, take, take. Mom's in postpartum and feeling all these emotions, all these things are going on in her body. For dads, it's like this, you know, the stress of, like, being a good dad, being a good husband, all the things. And when the baby starts smiling, it's like instead of. It's all the take, take, take, take, take, take. And you're finally getting something in return now, which I feel like it's such a big win. Yeah. As a parent. Especially for the moms. Especially for the mom.

[Will Compton]

Jill's been loving it, and she's been talking to Scarlet way we both have been talking to Scarlett.

[Sherman Smith]

Yeah.

[Will Compton]

And just, like, in the mornings, how Much. Scarlett loves the mornings. And when it's both me and Jill over her, when we're both standing over. Oh, my God. And she's looking at both of us, and she's got a clean diapey on, and she's in a clean onesie, and you can just see it all on her face. And just the biggest. Now she's just a smile machine these last two weeks and a giggle machine. Like, just making little. Like, I. Like, she wants to talk so bad. And you're just like, oh, it's crazy, dude. Where the. They always talk. You have said this, that you're going to love her more and more and more, like, as time goes on.

[Sherman Smith]

Yeah, yeah. The whole wait till they're this month, wait.

[Will Compton]

Yes, dude. And it's like, it truly is crazy just how much more I told Jill. I just said, I'm in trouble. I'm in huge trouble.

[Sherman Smith]

Yeah.

[Will Compton]

Because I thought I love Scarlett and I thought I knew how much I loved her. But.

[Sherman Smith]

Keep enjoying it, man. My first instinct is like, just wait. Just wait.

[Will Compton]

But it's like, just keep.

[Sherman Smith]

Keep doing your thing, bro.

[Will Compton]

Yeah.

[Sherman Smith]

It just gets. It weirdly just gets better and better. Oh, and it's nothing that you're missing out on with me saying that. It's just. It just. It gets better.

[Will Compton]

Well, you just talking about Rue holding those teddy bears and being like, I thought I was gonna sleep with you. Like, I told that story to Jill. I said, imagine me in that situation.

[Sherman Smith]

Yeah.

[Will Compton]

We would be halfway to Dairy Queen getting some ice cream, too.

[Sherman Smith]

Yeah.

[Will Compton]

And she's sleeping in the bed.

[Sherman Smith]

Yeah.

[Will Compton]

Oh, my God.

[Sherman Smith]

All right, let's take a potty break.

[Will Compton]

Potty break.

[Sherman Smith]

We'll see you after the potty break. See you after the potty break.

[Will Compton]

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[Sherman Smith]

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[Will Compton]

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[Will Compton]

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[Sherman Smith]

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[Will Compton]

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[Sherman Smith]

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[Sherman Smith]

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[Will Compton]

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[Sherman Smith]

We are back from potty break and dad losses.

[Will Compton]

Dad, I smell it. Do you smell?

[Sherman Smith]

When we were on potty break I.

[Will Compton]

Was little toot slip right before we started recording. He goes, oh, that's a smelly boy. I'm talking and breathing through my mouth.

[Sherman Smith]

I am too.

[Will Compton]

Of but it sounds like you have a dad loss.

[Sherman Smith]

I got a couple.

[Will Compton]

Oh really?

[Sherman Smith]

Couple dad losses. You know on last week's episode it was Charles gonna come home and I'm gonna pass the house test. It's gonna be spotless. X, Y and Z.

[Will Compton]

Yes.

[Sherman Smith]

It was.

[Will Compton]

Oh no.

[Sherman Smith]

And this is one that just snuck by me. This isn't. Yeah. I don't know what to say. It snuck by me. But we traveled to, you know that night on Wednesday I flew to New York because we had ESPN the next day I took off at 8:30. Charles ends up landing at 10 coming home. So we're two ships passing and I don't get to see each other.

[Will Compton]

Great song by the way.

[Sherman Smith]

And you know, it's like you want your wife just to come home to a clean house so they don't. That way they don't have to stress about anything going on. They can just unpack their stuff. They can just probably crawl in bed, get ready for bed, go hug the kiddos. Because I'm sure. I know she was excited to see him. But I get to my hotel probably like, 12:30 in the morning, and then Charles sends me a photo of essential oils just spilled all over her nightstand.

[Will Compton]

Was that you?

[Sherman Smith]

It wasn't me. It was Rue. Oh, I hate pointing the finger at Rue.

[Will Compton]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Sherman Smith]

But it was her, because you know how she stayed with me those days? Oh, yeah. She was gone, and there was one night. So the essential oil sat there for, like, a couple days. Apparently, it was, like, bubbling up on the wood and got all over her books and photos. Oh, no. Yeah. But what happened was when Rue was sleeping with me, one of those nights, I go upstairs or I go and get something upstairs, whether it's a sleep machine or. I had to get something upstairs and break it back down. Yeah, Ruby. And in the bedroom, when I came back downstairs, she was like. She's just telling me. She was like, dad had the. The lamp fell, and I picked it up and put it back. Like, it's. It's okay. And she must have knocked the lamp over.

[Will Compton]

Yeah.

[Sherman Smith]

Yeah. But I'm sitting there and I'm listening to her story, and she's like, I knocked the lamp over, but I picked it up. It's okay. It's okay. I picked it up. It's not. It's not broken. And I look at the lamp, and it seems like it's right up in the right spot where it was. I just look and I go, oh, great job, sweetheart. That's awesome. And then I go on to, like, brush my teeth and get ready for bed. I didn't check the nightstand.

[Will Compton]

Yeah, I'm just.

[Sherman Smith]

I look at the lamp, I'm like, yeah, it seems like nothing's wrong with it. And if it fell and she put it back up, like, that's low key. Awesome. Like, great work, kiddo. So I don't even check the nightstand, but apparently it knocked over the essential oils. Essential oil was everywhere on her nightstand, and chart was like, you just didn't want to check. You didn't just care to check the other stuff that's sitting on the nightstand? If the lamp fell over my. Dude, I was moving and grooving. She kind of told me this story, and I looked at the lamp, and it seemed like it was just fine. Rue reached up and turned it on. It worked. So I was like, oh, great job. Gave her a pat on the ass and kept it moving. So that was one dead loss.

[Will Compton]

There's also nothing worse than just getting a picture of said thing, because I've. I've been on that side of it too.

[Sherman Smith]

Yeah.

[Will Compton]

You just get a pit. Were there any words with it? Was it just a picture?

[Sherman Smith]

It was what happened here.

[Will Compton]

Yeah.

[Sherman Smith]

I forget what the breakdown was, but, yeah, dude. And it bummed me out just because I know the effort I was putting in, and I was exhausted. When I was in New York, I was like, all right, let's try to close my eyes and get some sleep. We slept, like, four hours before we had to wake up for ESPN the next morning.

[Will Compton]

Yeah.

[Sherman Smith]

And. But, yeah, that's one dead loss. I have a second one. So when we went to the Husker game last weekend and flew out on Friday. Yep. Oh, I forget. Oh, yeah. It was my birthday, so we went out to Benji's Bagels. We had a great little family morning. And then Charo had to go. She had to go do something for bar three. So I took both the kiddos. I went and dropped Rue off at school, and then I went and dropped her off at school, and then I had Scotty, and I just had to take Scotty home to see Audrey, and. But what I forgot to do, I drove to the airport and then obviously took off. And then I get a couple texts from Charo like.

[Will Compton]

You left the base.

[Sherman Smith]

Left the base. Oh, left the base in my truck.

[Will Compton]

Oh, and you only have one set of keys.

[Sherman Smith]

I did have a spare. And I told her. I'm like, hey, because our. Our nanny, she has a base too. So I think she got linked up with. With Augie to get the second base, because we have.

[Will Compton]

I.

[Sherman Smith]

We have a base in every car for Rue. We only have two bases for Scotty, and one's. One's with the nanny, and one is with Charo.

[Will Compton]

Is she doing Iduna?

[Sherman Smith]

Yes.

[Will Compton]

Okay.

[Sherman Smith]

Yes. The Duna. Like, where you just click it in, and then you just. The car seat. Y. Click it up in there. Which, by the way, that's survival kit right there. That's Get a Duno. I know. We've said that one before. We have new viewers. We have new listeners. You want to add to your survival kit bag. It is rock with the Duna. Super easy. Seamless with the car seat.

[Will Compton]

Oh, yeah.

[Sherman Smith]

But I left. I didn't get out the car I didn't get out the base.

[Will Compton]

Oh.

[Sherman Smith]

So Charles rocking without a base until she got linked up with Audrey. And then I didn't take the backpack out of the truck.

[Will Compton]

Oh, the diaper bag.

[Sherman Smith]

The diaper bag. Diaper bag, backpack.

[Will Compton]

I just did that. If it makes you feel better, I just did that last week when Jill came up to the office. The bag was in my car.

[Sherman Smith]

Yeah.

[Will Compton]

Come up to the office and come grab the diaper bag.

[Sherman Smith]

Yeah, I'm right. When she told me about. She was like, did you also. Did you happen to put the diaper bag anywhere? Because she couldn't find it. And she's like, you know, not trying to say, hey, did you left the backpack too? But hey, did you happen to.

[Will Compton]

She was being sweet.

[Sherman Smith]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. And I was like, ah, that's in the truck. That's in the truck, too. But, sweetheart, it's my birthday.

[Will Compton]

But I love. Hey, it's my birthday. And P.S. i love you, and I prioritize you a lot.

[Sherman Smith]

Yeah.

[Will Compton]

She.

[Sherman Smith]

That's when I told her. I was like, I do have a spare if you wanted to drive over to the truck and get all these things.

[Will Compton]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Sherman Smith]

So another dad loss.

[Will Compton]

She did.

[Sherman Smith]

Just fleeting brain, man. I know sometimes you just. We just. We just don't think.

[Will Compton]

Well, you. I was bragging before about the birthday dinner that I took Scarlett to all by myself. I left the diaper bag in my car. That was from the same thing. So with the wind came a loss.

[Sherman Smith]

Yeah.

[Will Compton]

As well.

[Sherman Smith]

Yeah. But we got through it.

[Will Compton]

Got through it. Charo had very kind words for you on her birthday posts, by the way.

[Sherman Smith]

She did.

[Will Compton]

I don't usually read the captions that say show more, but I was invested.

[Sherman Smith]

Yeah.

[Will Compton]

I clicked on it. I was like, hey, that's a good read. That's a good. Like for you. I was like, I bet. Will. That was a good read.

[Sherman Smith]

She's a good little writer, too. She is like, Charo is big. My wife is big on cards. Cards.

[Will Compton]

Love written word.

[Sherman Smith]

Love. Yeah. Writing on a card. Yep. Like, that's the biggest thing. Whether it's birthday, whatever it is. She's a big card person. That to her is like, that's like a love language for her.

[Will Compton]

You did that kind of spark your interest in writing?

[Sherman Smith]

Yes. And no. Almost like, I know I have to put in effort.

[Will Compton]

Yeah.

[Sherman Smith]

Like, again, whether it's birthday. Like, I could not have a gift, but if I have a hand, if I have a handwritten card, that's the money maker right there.

[Will Compton]

Because you have ability. I Think in writing as well.

[Sherman Smith]

Thank you.

[Will Compton]

Like the stuff that you've written for the show, but also like when, when you write down your thoughts and stuff. It's very succinct.

[Sherman Smith]

Some barstool blogs in the past.

[Will Compton]

Yeah.

[Sherman Smith]

Ever, Once a year. I was good for a blog once a year. And all the time it's like I want to challenge myself more to write. It's just, it's just doing it, man. Yeah, it really is just doing it.

[Will Compton]

And it is, it's such a lost art form. I feel like with kids they now in public schools in Texas, cursive is no longer mandatory.

[Sherman Smith]

Yeah.

[Will Compton]

And that breaks my heart.

[Sherman Smith]

And with Chat GPT now, writing's just gonna get worse. Yeah. Or better. I, I have no. You know, Charles hates Chat GPT for that reason of writing.

[Will Compton]

Yeah.

[Sherman Smith]

Because she just, she enjoys like she's reading this book. I want to say it's like Onyx and Storm or Onyx Storm or something like that.

[Will Compton]

Yeah. You were talking about this.

[Sherman Smith]

She's a, Char's a huge reader. Huge reader.

[Will Compton]

It's a fantasy.

[Sherman Smith]

Yeah. She can, she can run through books, bro. It is crazy. And so she appreciates, she appreciates writing, reading, reading, storytelling. Yeah, yeah. So also like with her nice little Instagram post, she had a nice little card for me written. The whole thing was covered.

[Will Compton]

That's so well done. That's so well done. Shout out, Charo.

[Sherman Smith]

Yeah, I, I, I would, you know what, you know, like, I don't do it. I want to more but encourage everybody to like journal or write down their stuff. And again, this is coming from somebody who tells himself to do it and I don't do it. I have a, I have like a, I got a cool little like Charl and I like one of our little inside sayings that we kind of got connected on and, and what's the word I'm looking for?

[Will Compton]

Bonded over.

[Sherman Smith]

Bonded over. Carpe diem. Oh, the phrase carpe diem.

[Will Compton]

Seize the day.

[Sherman Smith]

Seize the day. And when we were over in Italy and we were in Rome and everything like that. You know, I love stoicism, but there were these like journals, these like diary journals, whatever. And like those little gift stores. And there was one like leather bound one that had carpe diem etched in the front. So I like gotten that one with the intention to write in it and my thoughts, philosophies, whatever it is, write about the kids life. And I only have about two pages of it written. That was when we went to Italy a few years ago. So again I'm encouraging everybody to do it because I think it is. I truly think it's like, you'll get to this point. But thinking of all the times back when Rue was little or with Scotty being little right now, like, Rue still is little, but all the moments I wish I would just have, like, journaled down and written down because you. You think you're going to remember, but you just don't. Yeah, that's why I'm huge. And, like, take as many videos and photos as you can. Is there already some things that I'm forgetting about or I got to remember? Or if, like, Scotty's at a certain age, I'm like, man, where was rude during this time? And I'm just like, God damn it, Will, if you would just write this.

[Will Compton]

Down, man, I need to get better at that, too. I do have a. I have to brag on myself. A really good visual, an auditory memory with, like. I often have friends be like, dude, how do you remember that movie line? Like, verbatim? Like, I'm able to retain stuff very well, but I'm like, if I applied that to my own life of journaling and then being able to, like, read that stuff, I feel like I would retain stuff even better when it's, like, visual retention.

[Sherman Smith]

You'd be good. You'd be a good little writer.

[Will Compton]

Yeah, I did a little fun stuff here and there, like, little scripts and etc. But I need to, like, write my thoughts down. Yeah, I need to do it.

[Sherman Smith]

Write to your kids.

[Will Compton]

Write to my kids.

[Sherman Smith]

You want to hear a sad story?

[Will Compton]

Yes.

[Sherman Smith]

Okay. So my mom wrote a book. Wrote in a book. There were three that she had intentions of writing books for.

[Will Compton]

Dude, you're kidding.

[Sherman Smith]

Like, I guess life. I can't tell you what's in there because I haven't read it yet. My dad finds these books after my mom had passed.

[Will Compton]

Yeah.

[Sherman Smith]

And was, like, going through stuff. And the next year, like, my mom passed away in December. It was like December 19th, 20th, 21st, like, one of those days. And so not that Christmas, but the entire next year. My dad came across something in the fall, like, when he was, like, looking through drawers and everything else. And there were these three. There's these three books. And one of them, mine was written in. I don't know what's in it. And it wasn't all the way finished. But my mom apparently had written to us. Like, she had intentions of, like, writing to each of us. I know it's sad. Holding back some tears. But the other two weren't Written in, which makes me sad. And if. If Cody and Wyatt listen to the show, like, I don't even know if they know, because part of me felt bad that I had one and they didn't have one.

[Will Compton]

Yeah.

[Sherman Smith]

You know?

[Will Compton]

Yeah.

[Sherman Smith]

And I haven't read it because part of me is like, I'm scared to read it because then in my mind that might be. Then there's nothing else. You know what I mean?

[Will Compton]

Yeah.

[Sherman Smith]

That's sad. That's. Sad story. Sad story. We gotta have days on that show, right?

[Will Compton]

Hey, that's sad, that. Sad story. But this is. This is why I would say to. That is, I would never pressure you to, like, do anything, but you should 1 million percent read it. And you do it in your own time. Like, you find the time that you're ready, but you gotta read that.

[Sherman Smith]

And you're not wrong. Part of me is. Because it sits by my bed. So it's like, on my nightstand next to my bed.

[Will Compton]

You have it?

[Sherman Smith]

Yeah, I have it. My dad. What I was gonna say the next Christmas. The next year. My dad gifted it to me on Christmas.

[Will Compton]

Oh, wow.

[Sherman Smith]

And he was like, I came across. I came across these journals, these books, and one is for you. Heavy, bro.

[Will Compton]

Dude. What? Oh, man.

[Sherman Smith]

And so it sits on my nightstand, and it's like, I just don't. Part of me is like, I. I have that excuse to where if I read this, these are the last words, and then there's nothing else after that. Like, I know I still have, like, her words there written to me.

[Will Compton]

Yeah.

[Sherman Smith]

And yeah, part of me is just like, I just don't have, like, the. The stones or the courage to open it up and start, like, reading her.

[Will Compton]

Words without sounding cheesy. Like, written word is forever. We have books that, like, people are still being quoted from.

[Sherman Smith]

Fair point.

[Will Compton]

13Th century, 14th century.

[Sherman Smith]

That's a great point.

[Will Compton]

If anything, I think it will give your mom life by reading those and letting those words live on that. That would be my thoughts on it. I. I think that's. Oh, man. Your mom's a good one, dude.

[Sherman Smith]

Your mom's a legend, bro.

[Will Compton]

Damn.

[Sherman Smith]

Yeah, I appreciate those words, though. That actually. Yeah, that makes a lot of sense. You'll find troll talk to me about it, but she won't talk. You know, it's more of like. I'll be like, sweetheart, I just. I. I can't do it yet. I don't want to.

[Will Compton]

And I don't blame her. I have the same thing with Jill's stuff with her dad. Like, I. I just Feel like that's a place where I'd, you know, I let Jill make those decisions. So it's just hard.

[Sherman Smith]

You obviously see the emotion that comes out when I just talk about her. It's like, I feel like if I open the book and just start reading words, like, I won't even be able to make it very far. And then I'm like, man, I just don't want to be in that emotional state.

[Will Compton]

Yeah, you'll find the right time.

[Sherman Smith]

Yeah, you're right. You're right.

[Will Compton]

But that also. That. That is, like, inspiring me to now want to write stuff for Scarlet.

[Sherman Smith]

I know. Yeah. Because when the moments I do think about, I'm like, will, you just got it. You got to start writing.

[Will Compton]

Jill wrote a letter the second time I took her on a date of that. Like, she knew that I was going to be the guy that she married. And she read that. She kept it in her purse forever. And when I proposed to her, she brought out that letter to read it. Dude, I had to pull over, like, driving over, proposing to Jill, because I was like this, like, trying to drive. Yeah. Like, written word is so crazy. That's awesome. Yeah, I need to do that more.

[Sherman Smith]

Let's challenge ourselves, Dads.

[Will Compton]

Yeah.

[Sherman Smith]

Six.

[Will Compton]

That's a good challenge.

[Sherman Smith]

It's a good challenge. Everybody's cashing their bets right now. They're cashing their best.

[Will Compton]

What was the line?

[Sherman Smith]

I feel like bald guys can't cry either.

[Will Compton]

I'm telling you, it's minus six. It should have been minus 600. Oh, my gosh. We also. We gotta get some wigs for Will. Sorry, Derek has the mic. The only thing I could ever offer to you guys as a dad hack is I heard it a long time ago. Make a Google Drive or a Gmail account account for your daughters. And so that's where I have a journal for myself. That's a Gmail account. That is just my name journal. And every big day. So when I was proposing to my fiance, when I was doing these things, I write notes to myself and I don't go back and look. And so if you do want, like, that small bit of it, I always, like. One thing I can't wait to do when I have kids is, like, make them an email account and just write, like, first day of preschool stuff like that. Just because it's the digital age and things like that. So that's how I get my writing out. Just throwing that out. That's a sick idea.

[Sherman Smith]

It's a great idea.

[Will Compton]

That's a dad hack.

[Sherman Smith]

That's a dad hack, man.

[Will Compton]

I. I have my trenches if we want to go into that section.

[Sherman Smith]

Absolutely.

[Will Compton]

Because I don't. I. For the first time and for the dad's history, I don't have a dad loss. That's big. I bet we could find one, though, if we really want to dig for it.

[Sherman Smith]

Sure. We could call Jill.

[Will Compton]

We were having dad lots in five seconds. You're like, yeah. Do you see the toilet seat this morning? There you go, dad. But the trenches. Jill's birthday party, it was absolutely incredible. Jill, being pregnant, has not had, like, the opportunities to be as social as she has wanted to be and to, like, host events and to drink alcohol in, like, a celebratory way and all those things. And so her 30th birthday, she did a fantastic job of just ordering, like, all these little tablecloths and little lanterns to, like, hang in the trees and twinkle lights. And her stepdad built that a frame I was talking about on last week's episode. And we hung all the twinkle lights, and it was just like an epic night. Chef pulled through. Ferda pulled through. Ryan pulled through. Chef looked good in his teddy bear hat, too. He rocked the teddy bear hat at Jill's party and looked like a dude. But the trenches part of it was doing all that with no family in town and, like, balancing taking care of Scarlet and setting up for the party. And I just have to kind of give myself a pat on the back, but really give Jill a pat on the back because it was so sick seeing us operate with, like, Scarlet's crying, Scarlett's crying, put her in the baby Bajoran, put her in the front yard, and we're rocking her in the front yard as we're, like, putting up the tables, and I'm hanging the lights. And then now Scarlett's in a good mood, and she's looking at all the leaves up in the trees and going, oh, making noises. And we're like, oh, Scarlett, you like the party? And, like, everything was just so incredible. The night of the party was incredible. We did have. I will keep his name out of it because I have not talked with him about sharing this, but we had a dude at the party that was coming fresh off of a torn labrum surgery, and he was talking to Chef, and while he was talking to Chef, his shoulder went out of socket, and I guess, like, the world closed in on him, and he passed out, like, four or five times, like, fully at the front door of our house, like, pass out into my arms. Thankfully, I was right there and Caught him. I was like, oh, man, this guy's drunk.

[Sherman Smith]

That's what I thought, too. And he didn't see.

[Will Compton]

It was so weird. He kind of, like, all of a sudden, because he was so sober. Yeah.

[Sherman Smith]

He was looking at me.

[Will Compton]

He goes, where you have all, like.

[Sherman Smith]

Out of, like, that. You have a bathroom or something here?

[Will Compton]

Like, I was like, oh, well, it's Sherm's hat. Let me. Sherm. And I'm grabbing Sherms over by the Traeger.

[Sherman Smith]

Badass Traeger, by the way.

[Will Compton]

Sherman. Thank you. Willie set up Shout out rec tech.

[Sherman Smith]

Oh, yeah, yeah.

[Will Compton]

Shout Out Rec tech. Made some jalapeno poppers. That was fun. Amazing.

[Sherman Smith]

Yeah.

[Will Compton]

And he just. I didn't see him pass out, but he looked. I was like, man, this guy hammered and just hiding it well. It was crazy. I. I catch him, and he's fully limp. He's around your size. Not, like, as filled out, but, I mean, way bigger than me, so.

[Sherman Smith]

Big boy.

[Will Compton]

Yeah. And so I catch him. I'm like, oh, my God, Jared. Thankfully, out of nowhere, like, comes up, and we're getting him pulled up. And, dude, he, like, came back to you. He's like, hey, do you have a bathroom? I'm like, yeah, let's get you to the bathroom. I don't know what's going on. And we get him, like, five steps into the house, and he just.

[Sherman Smith]

Again.

[Will Compton]

And that time, I, like, caught him. Caught him. We got him on the couch, and thank God Jill's a nurse and had, like, eight of her nursing friends there. That dude was taken care of. They had. They had a stethoscope on them. They were checking poles. Everybody at the party, like, it died for, like, 10 seconds. And everybody's like, oh, my God.

[Sherman Smith]

Yeah.

[Will Compton]

But it ended up all being good. He was totally fine. We, like. We laid him down horizontal, and he ended up getting home safe. And they diagnosed it with what happened with the shoulder. I guess they popped it back in place for him. It was crazy, but. I know, but that whole night, everything about it with all the little curveball. Oh. And the entire time that that's going on, Scarlett would not go down. For the first time in two weeks, she's in her crib the entire time going, like, screaming as I'm holding this guy. And so as soon as we get him on the couch, I'm like, I. I gotta go tend to Scarlett.

[Sherman Smith]

Yeah.

[Will Compton]

And I was in the nursery for, like, 20 minutes as the party's going on, just being like, come on, girl. Like, of all nights I need you to go down. I need you to go down.

[Sherman Smith]

Can I give a quick shout out to Sherm?

[Will Compton]

Because as someone that was just there, him and Jill both handled themselves really, really well. You'd have a year aware that Scarlett isn't going down. They have the baby monitor out there on the tables, but they're still, like, you know, extremely kind and courteous. It's, you know, handling it like pros.

[Sherman Smith]

I mean, it was very cool to see you guys.

[Will Compton]

I'm sure that was a lot. And internally probably really hectic, but you couldn't see that from the outside. They were amazing hosts. It was an awesome venue. Sherman, the grill is dangerous.

[Sherman Smith]

Dangerous. Texas boys. Texas boy.

[Will Compton]

I don't know. That smoker is a pretty big cheat code. I mean, you put that there. I have an app and everything.

[Sherman Smith]

He said, I don't know.

[Will Compton]

I don't know.

[Sherman Smith]

People can mess up the smoker.

[Will Compton]

Yeah, well, come on now.

[Sherman Smith]

There's a little.

[Will Compton]

If you're messing. If you're messing up a smoker, we. We need to talk. We need to have a little combo, though. But the cargo fast doesn't mean Ben Diesel ain't a good drug. Hey, that's true. It's the Indian, not the arrow, as they say. But, yeah, it was fun. It was actually shout out Chef and shout out Ryan and shout out Matt. We call him Ferda in this office. Jill said her favorite part of the night was talking to those three guys. And that was my other crack, a cold one is I looked at the party, all the twinkle lights, everything's going on, and all Jill's friends are meeting all of Mitch's friends. Everybody's kind of bonding. And I look over and I see Jill with the drink in her hand. And y' all had drinks in your hands. And they're laughing so hard. Ferda's doing something crazy. He's, like, acting something out. Jill's dying, laughing. An hour passed by, truly an hour. And I look back up, and Jill was still talking to those three guys, and they're still laughing. And the next morning, she woke up and she said, I gotta tell you, my favorite part of the party was talking to those. She calls them the interns, which. Y' all aren't interns anymore. But she was, like, talking to the interns was. They are so much fun. It was just like, that life, like, coming back of, like.

[Sherman Smith]

Yeah.

[Will Compton]

Being able to, like, live and be in the moment, but also bouncing to Scarlet, taking care of her. It was awesome.

[Sherman Smith]

I love that.

[Will Compton]

That was my trenches.

[Sherman Smith]

Yeah.

[Will Compton]

We did watch the bus and bowl. We did watch the bus and bowl.

[Sherman Smith]

I know the boys are riding.

[Will Compton]

Yeah.

[Sherman Smith]

Should we get to some callers?

[Will Compton]

Let's get to some callers.

[Sherman Smith]

601 the dads. You want to be featured on the show? Call in, leave a voicemail. Can be about absolutely anything. A dad win, a dad lost. Something you're learning. Something you want to vent about. This is a safe space for dads.

[Will Compton]

Dads. And we have at or sorry, 601 the dads gmail.com for our international listeners.

[Sherman Smith]

Yes, if you want to shoot an email.

[Will Compton]

Yes, yes.

[Sherman Smith]

Say that one again.

[Will Compton]

601 the dads gmail dot com. Okay.

[Sherman Smith]

How many, how many, how many we doing this week? We got two. Two callers. Two callers.

[Will Compton]

We'll go quick.

[Sherman Smith]

All right.

[Will Compton]

Yeah.

[Sherman Smith]

What's up, Will?

[Will Compton]

I just wanted to share with you little story, little incident I had with my three year old the other day. By the way, I just had another daughter about a month ago, but I also got a three year old the other day. I'm working from home on my computer. I look over. My 3 year old is writing on the walls with whiteboard marker. I. I reserve judgment. I wait. She looks over at me and I. My first thought is the Ripper. A new one. My hold off. So I just ask her, hey, why, Why'd you do that? She looks me dead in the eye and says it wasn't me. It was John Cena. John Cena. I didn't know what to say, so I immediately dropped a wrestling promo on her. How dare you bring up John. Blame John Cena.

[Sherman Smith]

Seven time world champ.

[Will Compton]

The franchise, as a matter of fact. Go to your room. It's rough, dude. Raising a baby. You're just basically staring at it all day, making sure it's fine and not dead. A three year old. It's war. It's war every day. And they need to teach this in schools. How is the guy supposed to prepare for this? What the. I only thing I'll say is how do we know it wasn't John Cena?

[Sherman Smith]

You can't see him know for a fact.

[Will Compton]

How does a three year old connect those dots and go ultimate alibi, Invisible Man.

[Sherman Smith]

So funny.

[Will Compton]

John Cena.

[Sherman Smith]

He's not, he's not wrong about. With the three year old, it is just war. Verbally, at all times. 24. 7. You say one wrong thing to them and they, you know, they're in their world thinking they're doing whatever it is. They just snap at you, bro. Yeah, like I'm doing this first. I told you I'm doing this first. Okay, take it easy. Jesus Christ.

[Will Compton]

We have. We also have to put the Rue Reaction video in this episode to the.

[Sherman Smith]

Hair bro, me walking in with the bald head. And just her, like, scared for life, but also still kind of trusting what I'm saying.

[Will Compton]

And her voice as you walk in before she sees you and the Dada. And then as she sees you, just total monotone.

[Sherman Smith]

Yeah. Nervous. Like a very nervous energy.

[Will Compton]

Do you like it?

[Sherman Smith]

Yeah.

[Will Compton]

Silent nod.

[Sherman Smith]

You want to touch it? And she's just like. And then kind of like.

[Will Compton]

She was. She was doing the. The. I'm not sure.

[Sherman Smith]

I had to get her last night because we. We kind of motivate her with a piece of a cookie for after dinner.

[Will Compton]

Oh, heck, yeah.

[Sherman Smith]

And she was on one, not wanting to eat a hamburger patty. We had burger. Cut up the burger. She wanted it with a bun, but all she wants to do is eat the bun, not the burger.

[Will Compton]

Hey, that's a good call. Good call.

[Sherman Smith]

I was like, sweetheart, I'll get you the bun. We'll get you the bun. But you're eating the burger with it. And she's like, okay, I know. I'm like, well, if you know, then why haven't you already been doing it? And so I'm like, tearing off the burger bun. And then she eats the burger bun, and, well, I tear off one piece.

[Will Compton]

Yeah.

[Sherman Smith]

And I put it on her plate. And then I'm holding the burger bun, and she's like, I want more. I was like, no, your bun's right there. I want to see how you're going to do the bun and the burger. Like you said. Like you said you were going to do. You do that. I'll give you some more pieces. Bread. She's like, I don't like the burger she got. She puts the. The bread in her mouth and starts eating. And she's like, I don't like the burger. She starts whining, and I'm like, you know, pissed off. I'm like, you said you were gonna eat the burger. Like, you got to eat the burger with the bread. And she's like, I want more bread. I want.

[Will Compton]

I want more.

[Sherman Smith]

I want more the bun. I want the bun. And so I'm like. I'm like, fine, I'll give you a bun, but you're eating the burger. So I start tearing off the bun and putting it on.

[Will Compton]

So my daughter's a liar. Now.

[Sherman Smith]

That's what we're doing. And she, like. She, like, picks up The. The piece of bun. And I'm like, you're putting burger on that. Here's like, here. I was like, here, I'll show you how to do it. She starts getting fussy, and I, like, take the fork and, like, get the bun. Get the burger with it. I'm like, this is how you eat it. And then she doesn't want to do it, so she just kind of sits there. And it's what I've kind of been doing recently. Like, when I was solo with her last week, like, this is. This was what I was hitting her with. Okay, if you don't want to eat, you don't have to eat. You can go sit on. You can go sit on the couch. You don't have to eat.

[Will Compton]

Yeah.

[Sherman Smith]

And what she would do. She didn't do this last night, but what she was starting to do is she might get up and mosey around the couch or whatever, and then she's like, daddy, can I have a cookie? You ain't getting a cookie. Cookies for cpc, Clean Plate Club. You only get a cookie if you're part of the cpc.

[Will Compton]

And hold on one second. We have the membership card right here. Let me. Oh, yeah, you're not on it. Dad as is on it. Dad has. Gets a cookie.

[Sherman Smith]

But last night, mom is like. It got to a point to where she was starting to eat the burger in the bun. I was fired up. I'm like, see, I told you it's good. It's. It's fun to try new things because it might taste good. That's Daniel Tiger.

[Will Compton]

Come on, Danny.

[Sherman Smith]

Come on, Daniel Tiger. And it got to a point where Charles, like, you can eat three more bites and you'll be done or something like that. And so she. So she eats three bites, and then she, like, gets off the chair and she runs over to get a cookie, and she was like, dada. I. I get a cookie, I get a cookie now. I was like, you can't get a cookie. You're not part of the clean plate club chick. Mama said three more. Three more bites. I'm like, yeah, three more bites and you can be done eating. If you want a cookie, you're eating all this burger.

[Will Compton]

That's cpc.

[Sherman Smith]

You're. Yeah, that's how you get into the. Yeah, you got to be CPC if you're going to get a cookie.

[Will Compton]

TBC is three Bike Club.

[Sherman Smith]

Yeah, that don't get a cookie. They don't get no cookie. You can be done eating food if you're a fool and you're done Eating food, then have at it. You can be done eating food.

[Will Compton]

Yeah.

[Sherman Smith]

And she said, but I want a cookie. I was like, if you said you're full, then how are you going to have room for a cookie? You can't.

[Will Compton]

You're full.

[Sherman Smith]

You said you, you. You can't eat anymore.

[Will Compton]

And then her wheels are spin of how.

[Sherman Smith]

Yeah. She's like kind of sitting there looking. I'm like, if you listen, you ate your three bites. That is amazing.

[Will Compton]

Yeah.

[Sherman Smith]

You can be done eating for the night. You can be done eating. You can hang out, you can go play, you do whatever you want. But if you want a cookie, you're eating that plate of food. She goes over and knocks it out, bro.

[Will Compton]

Let's go.

[Sherman Smith]

Knocks it out.

[Will Compton]

That's a dad.

[Sherman Smith]

Win big, dad. Win big, dad. Dub and I walked by my wife. You see how dad, I handled that one?

[Will Compton]

You're up.

[Sherman Smith]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Will Compton]

I'm gonna go watch.

[Sherman Smith]

Breaking it down. Here's like, you know, psychologically in her mind, it's what I was telling her while you were gone. Sometimes she didn't want to eat any dinner. Sweetheart, you don't have to eat dinner. I'm not even. I feel like you. If you put the pressure on the kid or you start stressing, which happens like, again, it happens for me, like every day.

[Will Compton]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Sherman Smith]

But you start doing that, they just start getting resistive and fighting you about it to where they don't end up eating. You're all done eating food. They haven't ate a bite of their plate, and you're kind of just sitting there at the dinner table like, sweetheart, we need you to start eating. She wants to play, she wants to journal. She's got this journal to where all she basically does is like, scribble in between the lines. She thinks she's writing something. She's like, sweetheart, you got to start eating. I'm finishing my journal. I'm finishing my journal. Then I'll eat food. I'm like, you ain't even writing nothing of substance. Just finished that line. I swear that journal's going to be there when you.

[Will Compton]

You're done eating food. We need to. And also, we're. We're good on that, but we are time wise. It is 9:32.

[Sherman Smith]

I texted Clump. It said 9:45 for the.

[Will Compton]

Okay.

[Sherman Smith]

Perfect for the team meeting. But yeah, that's how. That's how dad has been handling dinner time for parents out there looking for some techniques, looking for some strategy. Dads, you want to put the wife on some game because After I executed that, I'm kind of. I'm kind of telling Charl, like, I'm, like, in my brain, I think I'm teaching her what to do because I walk by a nudge or. You see how I handled that one?

[Will Compton]

I wouldn't.

[Sherman Smith]

You gave her three bites. You would have gave her a cookie. I know you would have gave her a cookie. No, that ain't how we handle it.

[Will Compton]

I would have. I would love to see Will on a whiteboard to just Jarrow. You see how I did that? You see what's going on when we run that?

[Sherman Smith]

So in her brain, if I just tell her she doesn't want to eat any of her food, I just calmly. All right, hey, you don't want to eat, that's fine. You ain't getting no snacks. You ain't getting nothing else. No juice, no snacks, no TV coupon, no cookie, no nothing. If you want to be done eating, you don't have to eat. We can go get ready for bed.

[Will Compton]

She has to think she's in control, Chara. We gotta let her make the mistake.

[Sherman Smith]

Yeah.

[Will Compton]

And learn from it. Yeah. And that's how we're gonna do it. Right Here, let me show you how.

[Sherman Smith]

Yeah. Oh, you want to go to bed hungry? Go ahead. I promise you. Do your thing. You don't want to eat food that we worked. That we worked on. We've had a hard day. We want to just have some love and support here at the dinner table tonight. And you don't want to respect that. Go ahead. Go do your thing.

[Will Compton]

Oh, you just want bread? See how your tummy feels tomorrow morning.

[Sherman Smith]

Yeah. Yeah, let's just eat bread. Yeah, go ahead. Eat whatever you want, sweetheart. Do your thing. Oh, you want a cookie? That's funny. Now you're in my world now.

[Will Compton]

You. You had control. You just gave it back to me.

[Sherman Smith]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. You want that cookie? Come eat this plate of food, sweetheart.

[Will Compton]

Oh, my God.

[Sherman Smith]

She eats it, though.

[Will Compton]

Oh, yeah. We are. We're. We are short on time. We're coming up to an hour so we can kick it to our topic. Quote or lesson of the week?

[Sherman Smith]

Do you have one?

[Will Compton]

I. I have a quote of the week.

[Sherman Smith]

I have a quote as well.

[Will Compton]

Okay. Sick.

[Sherman Smith]

Do you wanna.

[Will Compton]

I can go. I can go.

[Sherman Smith]

Rock, paper, scissors.

[Will Compton]

Rock, paper, scissors.

[Sherman Smith]

Rock, paper, scissors, shoot.

[Will Compton]

Rock, paper, scissors, shoot.

[Sherman Smith]

Okay, okay.

[Will Compton]

Rock, paper, scissors, shoot. Oh, so I go.

[Sherman Smith]

You want to go first or second?

[Will Compton]

I'll go first. All right. Coil of the week. Oh, man, this was really good. Okay. This comes from my dad loss of like, for listeners of the episodes, you know, my big dad loss that featured the airport for somebody that's new, I had maybe the biggest dad loss of all time, like two or three weeks ago. And let's just say I should have been in the doghouse for weeks. Jill is a very forgiving wife and we love her for that. During my crash out, I was saying how I felt very like, I felt like I fall short a lot of the time and that Jill doesn't think that I'm a good dad. Jill's my wife and she's sitting there reassuring me that she thinks I'm an incredible dad. And then she hit me with this quote, which wifey listeners, MT Sixers out there, hit your hubby with this one. Oh, man. She. The next day, she said, I sure mean, I just want you to know that when you're at work, me and Scarlett, we talk about how much we love our dad and how awesome our dad is all the time when you aren't here. That's it. That's the quote. And that melted me, melted me of just like, you might think you're falling short, but, like, we talk about how awesome you are and how much we love you when you're not around. And I was just like, oh, I just hold on to that when I'm at work and I miss him that like, I have a partner that's sitting there just gassing me up at home.

[Sherman Smith]

And it just juicing you up. Oh, unless you forgot the diaper bag.

[Will Compton]

Unless I forget the diaper. But even when I forget the diaper bag, she's sitting there saying, you have the best dad in the world.

[Sherman Smith]

Which I'm just like, your dad is so awesome. Even he falls short sometimes.

[Will Compton]

Even he falls short, Even he leaves the diaper bag in the car. But that, that was my quote of the week.

[Sherman Smith]

I love that.

[Will Compton]

Thank you.

[Sherman Smith]

I love that the tears fill the eyes again.

[Will Compton]

Yet again.

[Sherman Smith]

You're a good dude, man.

[Will Compton]

Hey, thank you. You're good egg. As are you. Minus 600, by the way. The odds have to be pushed.

[Sherman Smith]

I think you're in plus odds. You get multiple cries. That's like.

[Will Compton]

That's like, oh, sorry, sorry, sorry. Plus 600.

[Sherman Smith]

That's like two plus touchdowns.

[Will Compton]

Yes, I meant plus last year when Christian McCaffrey was playing so well that people were like, well, his. It's minus 200 for a touch. Might as well go two tutties. And even the two tuddies.

[Sherman Smith]

Yeah.

[Will Compton]

Yeah, that is right. Wait, is it if there's a big likelihood of it happening. It would be minus 600. Right. Because, like, the odds.

[Sherman Smith]

Right. But you did it twice.

[Will Compton]

Oh, I see.

[Sherman Smith]

So. So if you took the first one, hey, over under. The boys cry. Yeah, over, under. Anytime the boys cry on the episode likely, very likely. That minus 600. You get them twice, two separate occasions, the odds start, you know, going down.

[Will Compton]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Okay. I do like that. Yeah, I do like that.

[Sherman Smith]

I have a. I have a quote as well.

[Will Compton]

Let's go.

[Sherman Smith]

One of the greatest things a father can do is to show his children that he, too, is still learning. And a couple takeaways from that is it shows them humility over pride. So kids see that dad doesn't have it all figured out, and it's okay. And it helps take the pressure off them of being perfect. When they see you falling short and you kind of. And you kind of explaining through your shortcomings, I feel like it helps takes pressure off the kids because they see us as the superheroes.

[Will Compton]

Right.

[Sherman Smith]

Like, anytime a shortcoming happens and you pull from your Rolodex of an experience from the past, and they're kind of, like, locked in, like, oh, daddy, you cried too. Or, daddy, you've gotten boo boos, too. Or, you know, Rue came up last night when I was putting Scotty down and was kind of crying, and I was low key. When she came in, I was like, damn it, Rue. Because I was just getting Scotty to sleep. Yeah. And Ruke opens up the door, and she's got, like, the. The cry noises going. And she's like, dad, dad. I'm like, what is this, sweetheart? And she was like, I need a hug. I'm like, oh, you want to hug Scotty? She's like, no. I was like, oh, you need help from dad. What's going on? What's wrong? And she's like, I spilled water. She was. Must have spilled a lot of water downstairs. And so I was giving her a hug and letting her know it's okay. That spills water all the time. I promise this is going to be okay. You know, even Scotty Jojo, she gets in waffles water bowl every day, spills water everywhere. And that's okay. I'm sure I don't even know the situation that happened. I'm just saying, I'm sure you were trying to be perfect and try to do something nice and spilled, and it's going to be okay. So that whole humility over pride perspective, it also teaches that growth is lifelong. They learn that growth doesn't Stop. Whether it's after school, if they're older, after work, after any big moment in life, that growth is lifelong, that you're always staying curious, you're always trying to figure out ways to get better. And then the, the third thing is modeling curiosity. Children imitate more than they listen. They see us like seeking wisdom, reading, learning through a failure, struggling, falling short at times, loving on mom like you, you're modeling this behavior.

[Will Compton]

Because.

[Sherman Smith]

Here'S something else I found I came across that I feel like ties the bow on this one, okay? In that every parent should want, should remember that one day our kids will follow our example and not our advice. So we can have all the words in the world. We can have all of the great, you know, whatever it is, one liners, or if they do something wrong and you're kind of telling them what they should be doing, or you're always giving them solutions and not like being in the problem with them. If you're always just talking at them and you're not modeling this behavior, you're not modeling these examples, you know, the words that'll, that'll go through one ear out the other. But if they see you modeling this stuff too, that it's okay to not be perfect. That us that we are, we are also still learning in our superhero form to them, that it gives them the courage to do the same. Like as they get older, as they grow, like when they're in their own sticky situations. But yeah, that was my quote. I love that was a quote. Dad lesson on it. Thoughts on it.

[Will Compton]

To apply quickly to my own life. Just in adulthood. There are multiple situations where I think to myself, not a shot in hell, my dad was, would do that. Like when I'm pressed up on a situation of oh, here's the easy way of you could do this. And I just imagine my mom or my dad be like, no way they would do that. So even to this day, like that you like follow their example or like what that creation of morality or decision making that you have pictured of your parent. Like here at 32 years old, I'm still sitting there going, no, I'm not going to do that because there's no way my dad would do that.

[Sherman Smith]

Yeah, no, I agree. Even on the stuff that the behaviors that we would grow up seeing or witnessing that we wouldn't necessarily want to put into our bag of parenthood or if you don't realize you're doing it, like maybe this is going to be a broken way of trying to explain this, but let's Just say subconsciously you had, you saw a bad model of behavior from your parents growing up. Right. And then you're then a parent one day and maybe you're not doing the best job and you might not even realize that you think you are, but everybody's on and you're kind of just projecting all this stuff. And realistically, like, you're just thinking you're modeling, you're subconsciously modeling the behavior that you saw growing up to where there's some, you know, probably some therapists, therapy sessions, or some things that you need to look like closely in the mirror to forgive your parents for or to like, learn from that. You realize, like, you're just modeling that behavior. So I think it goes like both ways. 100 great examples of how your parents would handle it. And even subconsciously, like when you think you're, you know, when you're, you're not doing the best, you don't even know that you're not doing the best. But if you actually sit down and sit with yourself, like sit. Say you're sitting there with a therapist and then you're coming to grips or you're coming to Jesus about, like, you know, the way you are being. And you realize it's a lot of a seed that was planted when you were young. A lot of things that you witnessed that wasn't good for you or good for your soul, that you're not even aware that it wasn't good for your soul. But you're learning that you've been projecting all this out into the world and you know, that's when the tears come and you start to forgive yourself and all these things start to happen. But again, you're just modeling behavior that you saw growing up. Because a lot of people, majority of people, people come from not great situations. Yeah. You know what I mean? We all have experiences with our parents at one time or another to where it's like, you know, this is not a behavior you want to have. Like, it's the whole saying of, like, you want to be better than your parents or your parents, they want you to be better than them too. But those generational curses that you think are curses, but really it's just, you're just remodeling behavior that you thought you, that you thought you had to do, that you witnessed growing up.

[Will Compton]

Yes. Which is innate in like most mammals. Like that.

[Sherman Smith]

Yeah.

[Will Compton]

Behaving like your parents.

[Sherman Smith]

Yeah.

[Will Compton]

Like that is a. It is deep seated in us.

[Sherman Smith]

Yeah.

[Will Compton]

Like that is a normal thing. But what the. To your point, like those Things can be broken. Those things can be. Yes. Identified and eliminated from your bag of shortcomings. Things.

[Sherman Smith]

Yeah. Great example is just a buddy calling in and saying, like when he saw three year old drawn on the wall and he's like, I wanted to react. Maybe he didn't. Maybe like, you know, but just use that example.

[Will Compton]

Yeah.

[Sherman Smith]

If he grew up in a household to where you're correcting bad behavior in a, like a verbally negative way, you might not know any different. You think you're parenting the way you know how to parent. Everybody else is soft. You need to be harder on your kids. When really it's just a three year old writing on the wall. But in that moment, say he was somebody who grew up in a. In a bad model behavior household. He's wanting to react, but maybe in that moment he's intentionally grabbing himself. Like, this is a generational curse that I'm starting to break. This is a three year old scribbling on the wall. Like, let me just ask her, hey, what are you doing? And then she hit you with that. It wasn't me, it was John Cena. But it's. It's moments like that. Yeah. You know what I mean? That you can just take from an easy example of love. This could go that way because the parent doesn't know any different. He thinks this is how you have to correct this behavior of drawing on the wall. But really you're scaring them and everything else because they're just a three year old and they have no clue what they're doing. But if you're that dad who, like, who's frustrated, but you can just grab yourself in the moment to be like, you know, hopefully you're in a good mood about it, but if not, you grab yourself and intentionally think she doesn't know what she's doing.

[Will Compton]

Yeah. Ruru, where are we done? Yeah.

[Sherman Smith]

Why you got the markers out right now? That's permanent marker.

[Will Compton]

This is called the permanent marker. And this over here, that's called a wall.

[Sherman Smith]

Yeah. You want to. Yeah. Yeah. You want to know what I'm gonna have to make up to fall on the sword for your mother?

[Will Compton]

I did have a whiteboard.

[Sherman Smith]

Honey. Yeah, sweetheart? I didn't have a whiteboard. Like, I'm gonna have to make this make sense somehow. What made you think this is a good idea? I don't know. I was having fun with the girls. I'll fall on this sword for you, sweetheart. For the love of God, we can't be coloring on the wall.

[Will Compton]

Yeah, I hate to Cut. Cut us short. But we. We do have to wrap up. Yeah, we got to wrap up good. So bald br.

[Sherman Smith]

Bald brigade.

[Will Compton]

Bald br. Bald brigade. That is hard to say. Bald brigade.

[Sherman Smith]

We get the head shaved.

[Will Compton]

Yeah, got to get the head shaved.

[Sherman Smith]

October.

[Will Compton]

October.

[Sherman Smith]

After engagement photos for Derek. We'll get you right, Chef Papa Team 6 signing off. Make sure your trash is taken out and leave comments again. You want to be featured on the show? Just drop comments. Just get in the community. The community is awesome. Engage with each other. Papa Team 6 is growing.

[Will Compton]

Yep.

[Sherman Smith]

And we are fired the hell up.

[Will Compton]

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[Sherman Smith]

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[Will Compton]

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