James

James is one of Julia's young children, whom she cares for amid heavy childcare demands. Julia names him alongside Ivy during a frantic phone call about kids while juggling four children—including Amanda's—outside a row of shops. His mention highlights the relentless parenting pressures that contribute to Julia's public emotional collapse, as she questions priorities in exhaustion. James embodies the daily strains of family life testing Julia's limits, though he remains absent from the scene.