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The Tweedt Spot: How to Teach My Son to be Pro-Choice
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Monday, February 15, 2016. How to Teach My Son to be Pro-Choice. Now that I have a son, it’s a little scary knowing that I’m going to be responsible to teach, prepare, and guide this little one through life’s tough issues. One issue that comes to mind is abortion. How do I teach a youngster to respect a woman’s right to choose when right-wing crack jobs make the issue so complicated? The first thing I can think of is to simplify it into a story. Kids love stories! ME: …she had tissue. ME: No, silly!
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The Tweedt Spot: November 2015
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Wednesday, November 4, 2015. Baby Growth Guide - FOR MEN! If you've been around a pregnant person, or a person who recently made a person pregnant, you've probably heard one of the following exchanges:. Parent to be: “My baby’s the size of a kumquat! Victim: “A kum what? 8220;He was a jicama, but now he’s a swiss chard! 8220;This week she’s the size of a carrot! 8220;My little pumpkin’s the size of a pumpkin! 8220;How big of a pumpkin? Like, the ones you put next to. On a mantle, or the.
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The Tweedt Spot: October 2015
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Monday, October 26, 2015. Making Sense of Humor. Proverbs 31:25b – “…she laughs without fear of the future.”. When I was in junior high, I first began thinking about my wife. Not my current wife, because I didn’t know her yet. She was in elementary school, so that would be weird. I thought about my future. Wife That allusive lady out there, somewhere. In the abyss, who would meet my every need, satisfy my every dream, and you get the picture. Traits. I had lots of good ideas of what my wife would look.
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The Tweedt Spot: Frick In Children's Books?
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Thursday, March 10, 2016. Frick In Children's Books? Can I say “frick” in the children’s books I write? What about “hell”? My guess is that many of you are split. Some would ask the age of the kids reading the books. Others may ask the context in which the words are used. And even others may empathize with a student I had once who physically punched a copy of Bridge to Terabithia. Because of its use of the Lord’s name in vain. If “frick” is wrong, what about “shoot! And she won't even write them out?
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The Tweedt Spot: January 2016
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Monday, January 18, 2016. Writing Like a Movie Director - Part I. A year ago, I was challenged to speak with a group of 7. Graders to inspire them to write. As a budding Young Adult author, several ideas sprang to mind. First, I had to get over the temptation to sell them my books. Fortunately, the librarians were so kind as to advertise for me so that I could overcome that temptation. Second, I wanted to inspire all. Why appeal to movies to inspire reading? Our imagination combines with the words on the...
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The Tweedt Spot: February 2016
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Monday, February 29, 2016. Julie and I knew we wanted a large family, even before we were engaged. This was actually a deal-breaker for me, so I was happy Julie was on board. She was also on board for starting early. Despite several recommendations to wait at least a year or two or six to have a baby, we started trying within a few months (we’d have nine months to get ready, right? It turns out God wanted us to wait four years. So what was our problem? Or was it her. The grail that gives life. My fix-it ...
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The Tweedt Spot: My Book Just Got Scary Relevant!
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Thursday, July 21, 2016. My Book Just Got Scary Relevant! Threats of secession. Divisive politics with a third party. Riots and protests in Dallas. And killer police drones. All of these are topics in the news. AND they are all elements of my fourth book, Greyson Gray: Rubicon. Now, I’ve always tried to keep the series current by predicting the technological and political landscape a few years in advance, based on today’s trends, but never before has a book come this close to current events. The parallel...
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The Tweedt Spot: Writing Like a Movie Director - Part I
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Monday, January 18, 2016. Writing Like a Movie Director - Part I. A year ago, I was challenged to speak with a group of 7. Graders to inspire them to write. As a budding Young Adult author, several ideas sprang to mind. First, I had to get over the temptation to sell them my books. Fortunately, the librarians were so kind as to advertise for me so that I could overcome that temptation. Second, I wanted to inspire all. Why appeal to movies to inspire reading? Our imagination combines with the words on the...
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The Tweedt Spot: March 2016
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Thursday, March 10, 2016. Frick In Children's Books? Can I say “frick” in the children’s books I write? What about “hell”? My guess is that many of you are split. Some would ask the age of the kids reading the books. Others may ask the context in which the words are used. And even others may empathize with a student I had once who physically punched a copy of Bridge to Terabithia. Because of its use of the Lord’s name in vain. If “frick” is wrong, what about “shoot! And she won't even write them out?
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The Tweedt Spot: HELP! My Wife's Infertile!
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Monday, February 29, 2016. Julie and I knew we wanted a large family, even before we were engaged. This was actually a deal-breaker for me, so I was happy Julie was on board. She was also on board for starting early. Despite several recommendations to wait at least a year or two or six to have a baby, we started trying within a few months (we’d have nine months to get ready, right? It turns out God wanted us to wait four years. So what was our problem? Or was it her. The grail that gives life. My fix-it ...
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