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I want my MTV

February 2, 2026 — 1 Comment

I experienced childhood in the 80s.

The only glowing box was a television.

Three or so channels you’d watch with your parents.

(MTV you’d watch without supervision.)

The music poured through radios and record players.

Mainstream artists received airtime.

(Undiscovered artists were worth finding.)

It was easy to turn things off.

When I was bored, I phoned a friend or walked to their home.

It wasn’t uncommon to feel bored.

Nowadays I grab a small glowing device to avoid feeling removed.

I am rarely “alone”.

I see things I can’t unsee.

I often yearn to go back to the 80s.

This is the seventeenth (#17) in a series of 100-word posts I plan to write. My ultimate goal is to create 100 of these 100-word posts in no set time frame. Thanks for following along!

Written by Heidi Woodard

In childhood, kickball, Kids, Memories, Reflection, Sharing Wisdom, Support ,
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An important routine

January 18, 2022

I watch him walk up and down the sidewalk

with a basketball as his sidekick

bounce, bounce, bounce

No matter the day or weather

Completely engrossed in his own world

He is old enough for me to ponder

Is he unconcerned with how others might view him?

Or are his brain and body quenched by routine?

I’d venture to guess both

I learn more from watching him

Than anything I see on any screen

His actions outrank the messages being thrown at me

and those thoughts I tell myself are important

Why not venture to do something enjoyable every day?

This is the fiftteenth (#15) in a series of 100-word posts I plan to write. My ultimate goal is to create 100 of these 100-word posts in no set time frame. Thanks for following along!

Written by Heidi Woodard

In Awareness, Brain dump, childhood, Kids, Memories, Passion, Reflection, Sharing Wisdom, Sports, Stress release ,
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As normal as breathing

February 21, 2019

mom and dad

The best parenting pattern I ever learned

was practiced by my mom and dad

They did this throughout my childhood

and continue it well into my adulthood

I’d argue it’s the best lesson

to be passed down to me

Yes, they told me to stay away from drugs

to make goals that were both tough and attainable

to treat people and animals with love and respect

But the single best habit I grew up believing was as normal

as breathing in the air around me, is to instinctively say

“I love you” every time we are in each other’s presence

 

This is the seventh (#7) in a series of 100-word posts I plan to write. 

My ultimate goal is to create 100 of these 100-word posts in no set time frame. Thanks for following along!

Written by Heidi Woodard

In Belonging, childhood, Experience, Family, Memories, Parenting, Reflection ,
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