Perinatal Loss: Happy (?) Mother’sDay

The second Sunday of May, presumably a joyful holiday when the matriarchs, or maternal figures, in family units are honored and showered with presents. Strangers often shout “Happy Mother’s Day” to any woman of childbearing age from the end of April all the way up until the anticipated holiday. But is Mother’s Day always happy? What of those who are mothers, but do not quite fit into society’s definition of one?