Bussin’ With The Boys: Will Compton Navigates Thanksgiving Chaos & Sherm’s Worst Travel Experience EVER | For The Dads

Date: November 26, 2025

Hosts: Will Compton & Sherman “Sherm” Young

Timestamps throughout: [MM:SS]

Episode Overview

This episode of “For The Dads” on Bussin’ With The Boys is a Thanksgiving week special, balancing classic dad banter, pandemic parenting horror stories, and big gratitude energy. Will and Sherm share their “chaotic” Thanksgiving and travel tales, field heartfelt notes from the PT6 (Papa Team 6) community, and pay huge respect to their wives for holding the family fort. Peppered with personal dad wins and losses, this episode is a relatable ride for any parent (or spouse!) prepping for the holidays.

1. Kicking Off Thanksgiving Week

[01:23–07:14]

• The hosts welcome listeners to a Thanksgiving episode, joking about families gathering to listen to For The Dads as the new post-dinner tradition distracting from dinner-table politics.
• Will: “Imagine just an entire family just watching for the dads on Thanksgiving.” [04:37]
• Will & Sherm talk dad brand communities—PT6, MT6, “Goon Berets”—and reflect on how the show is built around sharing wins, losses, and lessons as dads, not presenting themselves as experts.
• They introduce ways for listeners to interact: hotline, email, YouTube/social media comments.

2. Shoutouts & Community Good Vibes

[07:15–21:33]

• The boys highlight uplifting notes from listeners—parents quitting jobs to be with kids, gratitude for the PT6 “tribe,” and the ever-growing passion for drinks like Olipop.
• Will celebrates a dad’s morning routine: “That short time with them in the morning gets me so gassed for my work day.” [07:14]
• Discussion on “favorite child” hierarchy, with Will musing, “If I had a boy, he would almost immediately fall down on the totem pole forever.” [10:00]
• Sherm shares: “Having a daughter is they are teaching you how to be a good man.” [11:35]
• Fun, lighthearted listener comments: dads listening while working out, switching car seats successfully, getting family feedback about sharing stories on the pod, etc.

3. Dad-Life Story Highlights & Memorable Quotes

[21:33–25:28] Breaking Into Story Mode

• Both hosts describe the hectic, “peak busy” fall/holiday schedule, admitting they haven’t yet managed a combined family gathering: “We are kind of fraudulent with our ‘for the dads’ brand right now because we are boys…We just haven’t gotten all the families together.” [15:58]
• Will shares feedback (and roasting) from their wives about podcast storytelling accuracy.

4. Sherm’s DISASTER Travel Weekend: Top 3 Dad-Travel Nightmares

[25:28–38:06]

• Sherm details his worst-ever dad travel adventure—originally a quick flight with his wife Jill and baby Scarlet that turned into a 10-hour nightmare.

  • Highlights:

    • Baby bottle burst open right after boarding (26:29).
    • Got rerouted due to storms, stuck on tarmac for 3+ hours.
    • Out of backup bottles, nearly forced to barter with other parents as babies meltdown.
    • Two “blowouts” (diaper disasters) in close quarters.
    • Garment bag/suit forgotten on plane (“still missing”—33:06).
    • Jill earns “MVP” for unflappable mom energy, handling all diaper and crisis duties.
    • Sherm admits: “It kind of felt like when you have that one nuclear dude on your team, you’re like, so glad they’re on my team.”

  • Notable moment: Sherm confesses he spent too much time mentally “checked out,” editing and watching Terminal List, while his wife handled the chaos—a candid acknowledgment of partnership and self-awareness.

  • Notable “dad hack” from a listener: use bottle liner bags on flights for easier feeding ([37:08]).

  • Will: “Parents do it all the time…God bless them.” [38:12]

5. Will’s Thanksgiving Chaos: Sick Kids, Vomit, and Dad-Solutions

[38:14–45:22]

• Will’s family endures a brutal holiday weekend: both daughters and wife violently ill with a bug, complete with midnight projectile vomiting and public puking at the park.
  • Will admits his “guy brain” solution: “Throw some towels down and get back in bed...let’s hope the smell doesn’t keep us awake!” [40:25]
  • Charo (Will’s wife) “handled everything” in the trenches; Will tries to pitch in, but also sleeps through half a vomiting incident.
  • “There’s a dad card you can play here…it’s the phrase: ‘I don’t have time to get sick.’” (Chef, [45:22])
• Hosts reflect on the invisible load—managing work, parenting, and keeping perspective during the rough stretches.

6. Dad Community: Hotline Voicemails, Emails, Listener Wisdom

[76:12–99:07]

• Voicemail highlights:
  • Papa Witten’s Olipop review: “It’s like throwing a handful of Skittles on steroids into your mouth. And it was good. But it was very different.” [78:44]
  • Dad in the trenches: wrong sugar on strawberries for pregnant wife, turning around to the store to fix it ([86:13]), sparking “dad errands” discussion.
  • Candid tales of husbands using errands as “mental health breaks” or strategic ways to avoid certain household chores.
• Listener Emails:
  • Christian Ward (U.S. Navy, deployed, new dad): “Leaving my month-old son and wife was probably the hardest thing I have ever done. But For the Dads podcast has been helping me through missing these first few months...I get to listen to y’all’s stories and picture how sweet it’s going to be when I’m reunited with my wife and son.” [90:37]
  • Jeremy, Atlanta Fireman: “All I can think is GOOD…embrace the suck, fellas. Love what y’all are doing and makes me feel prepared for our little one coming in June.” [95:02]
  • Anonymous (female): “You show that real masculinity includes presence, care and the willingness to grow… hearing you two be so intentional… has blown me away.” [100:21]
• Hosts become genuinely emotional reading these, reflecting on perspective and gratitude, especially when facing routine struggles.

7. Turkey Talk: PT6 Poll & Thanksgiving Plates

[106:09–117:50]

• Will and Sherm review the PT6 poll results on best way to cook a turkey:
  • 42% Smoked, 32% Deep Fried, 23% Baked
  • Passionate debate and “bit” roasting from Chef, defending classic baked turkey.
• Listeners describe unique regional/ethnic turkey/holiday dishes:
  • Example: Croatian PT6er’s plate—“Multiple years of picks: four turkeys, one goose, one duck.” [111:59]
• Will: “I kind of hate when people are like, Thanksgiving food is overrated. I love it, man.” [113:15]
• Discussion of their favorite side dishes and desserts:
  • Sherm: “Jalapeño cheese grits…holy, my mouth is watering.” [115:37]
  • Will: “Pecan pie…chocolate chip pecan pie with vanilla ice cream, that’s game over, bro.” [114:01]
  • Loving shoutouts to wives’ famous dinner rolls.

8. Reflections, Parenting Lessons & Heartfelt Gratitude

[120:04–126:48]

• Will’s lesson of the week via C.S. Lewis:
  • “Children are not a distraction from more important work. They are the most important work. In the end, the legacy that matters won’t be what you built in the world, it will be who you raised and whether they felt safe, seen, and loved in your presence.” [120:23]
  • Discussion about being present, shaping kids for the long term (not the next 30 seconds), delivering “pep talks” to their toddlers.
• Sherm reads a deeply moving, hand-written Thanksgiving message of thanks to wife Jill, daughter Scarlet, cohosts, and the PT6 community. [122:38–125:39]
  • “Hearing Scarlet’s cues as you wake her up with ‘good morning, my love’ is music to my soul... My favorite parts of my day are seeing your smile in the mornings and hearing your breaths at night grow long and slow... To PT6 and MT6, thank you for every post, story, call-in, write-in or comment that you leave... how lucky we are to be parents, how lucky we are to have a community that can build one another up...” [122:38 ff]
• Overflowing gratitude:
  • Will: “Happy Thanksgiving. I’m thankful for you...” [126:09ff]
  • Mutual appreciation all around, saluting fans, listeners, spouses.

9. Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “It’s the best owning of all time… she’s gonna own you, man.” — Will [12:52] (on being a girl dad)
• “The moment that could have sent it to nuclear proportions—Scarlet having a hard time—never happened.” — Sherm [33:02] (on surviving the flight from hell)
• “My old man can’t go shopping on his own…this is a man who’s gotten lost in our own hometown because he took a wrong turn.” — Will [81:12]
• “Life might kick our ass, but a wise man once said: calm seas never made a skilled sailor. Some days our ass may be grass and wifey has the mower…but we can always use a clean shave. GOOD. Happy Thanksgiving.” — Sherm [125:36]

10. Timestamps for Key Segments

| Topic | Timestamp | |--------------------------------------------------------|-------------------| | Welcome/Banter and Show Premise | 01:23–03:03 | | Community Comments & Listener Shoutouts | 07:14–21:33 | | Sherm’s Epic Travel Fiasco | 25:28–38:06 | | Will’s Thanksgiving Vomit Debacle | 38:14–45:22 | | Dad Hotline & Listener Emails | 76:12–99:07 | | Turkey Talk & Thanksgiving Food Banter | 106:09–117:50 | | Parenting Lessons & Thanksgiving Honors | 120:04–126:48 |

11. Episode Tone & Takeaways

• Warm, irreverent, and unmistakably “dad.” The hosts are candid, sometimes self-mocking, always affectionate towards their spouses and kids, championing vulnerability, perspective, and gratitude (especially during tough holiday moments).
• Community is center-stage: Listeners’ stories form the beating heart of the episode. Emotional support and humor are at the forefront.
• Big holiday energy: From puke stories to poll debates and spreading thanks, it’s a celebration of togetherness, parenting messiness, and showing up for your family—and each other.

Summary

This episode is a must-listen for anyone looking to feel less alone amid parenting chaos, hoping for some hearty laughter, and needing permission to lean into gratitude—even after the worst travel or holiday disasters. Will and Sherm’s dynamic, plus their engaged community, make “For The Dads” the perfect companion for road trips, late nights with sick kids, or even as background audio for your own Thanksgiving chaos.

Not sure if you’re crushing dad life? Listen to this episode, and you’ll know you’re not alone—and you might even laugh while you learn.