Dear Sundays And Dear Momma

My grandmother always said that “The love a parent possess for their children is limitless”. When I was younger her words did not hold much meaning to me. However, now as a mother of two young children I am beginning to understand. Being a parent is a tremendous responsibility that requires making sacrifices. I myself had to sacrifice witnessing important milestones in my son’s life in order, to attend college full time at 16. Unfortunately, children usually do not understand, are ungrateful, and do what is wise in their own eyes. As a result, they fail to truly value and love their parents in “Those Winter Sundays “by Robert Hayden and “Dear Momma “by Tupac Shakur the children’s parents demonstrated devotion to their children by being selfless

Tupac Shakur wrote the song as a dedication to his mother in February of 1995 in order to express the love and appreciation he had for her despite the fact he never showed her any as a child. Much like the speaker in “Those Winter Sundays” Tupac also had issues with his mother he states “When I was young me and my momma had beef” (2) in efforts to explain he and his mother would have a hard time getting along, there was a sense of indifference in between them. While in “Those winter Sundays” the speaker would speak to his father indifferently, Tupac on the other hand was “seventeen years old “(3) when he was kicked out in the street and was getting “suspended from school”. (6) Likewise both speaker admit that they would give their parents a difficult time. Both Tupac and the speaker of “Those Winter Sundays” did not appreciate the fact that their parents did everything for them. The father in the poem would wake while it was still dark outside to make sure there was a fire to provide warmth for his children, he would even wait to wake them until it was warm to ensure their comfort. While in “Dear Momma” the mother would “come home after working late and try to fix them (Tupac and his sister) /a hot plate” (51-52). Despite being exhausted she would make sure her children were feed. Both parents showed a great amount of love and dedication through their

In the poem “Those Winter Sundays” the reader can conclude that the father battled his own personal demons. The speaker states that “slowly I would rise and dress fearing the chronic angers of the house.” (8-9) The farther may had trouble controlling his anger because “no one ever thanked him” (5). This in turn, placed distance between father and son. The speaker did not understand why his father was angry as a child. As the speaker says “what did I know, what did I know “(13) I can almost see the him shaking his head. It is as if the speaker were saying that he wished he did know, he wishes he would have said thank you, and realized how great his father truly