As our roles change so does our language.  In the old days when I was single, and not burdened with the idea of having to be responsible for others, and without a care in the world, I spoke differently and the meanings of words were different.

It used to be when a single guy used "protection", it meant that he would glove up, while for the Dad, gloving up has nothing to do with contraception and everything to do with rubber gloves while changing diapers, or protection in the sense of placing your hand over your junk while the kids jump onto the bed.

When a single guy hear about long necks, it conjures up thoughts of sitting at the bar with friends and tipping back a cold longneck beer bottle and ordering another round.

When a Dad hears about a longneck, he has forgotten about that time when he could order a round and sit with friends at the local watering hole.  A longneck to a Dad is nothing more that a reference to the type of dinosaur it was that the child saw on TV.

We Dads have a whole new system of speaking and understanding, but there are things that we all continue to just know.  Can you imagine what that might be?  Yeah, I thought you knew that is why I didn’t need to upload a picture.  Although I wouldn’t mind if you shared a few pictures.  I won’t tell I promise.