Joyce Fegan: When Mother's Day proves problematic

Embracing the reality of the many shades of Mother's Day, as opposed to the hallmarked one, might make for an easier day

Jessie Buckley at the premiere of her film ‘The Lost Daughter’, which examines being overwhelmed in motherhood.

Today is Mother’s Day. Ads, social media feeds, and those free supermarket deals pamphlets will paint it as a harmonious occasion marked mostly by flowers.

In our commercial world, there is no other narrative. But in our complicated lives, we know there are many different shades of mothering. It’s time we made room for some of them.