Julia Mais
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Julia Mais is a policy and communications professional in Victoria B.C. She looks for beauty in the everyday through writing, photography and the outdoors. She lives in a messy, cheese-filled home with her husband and young child.
Lessons from a Little Kid
My daughter started Kindergarten this year. Now, a few months in, I have accepted that she is no longer a little kid. Not a...
Growing older as an Adult
As a frustrated eight-year old, I remember writing a poem called “when I am nine”. It described all the many possibilities the world would...
Reason to Celebrate
It's normal to want to celebrate.My daughter's preschool has a sacred ritual: every day a different kid gets to be Helper of the Day.My...
The Struggle to Stay Whole
Last winter, I went to the Yoko Ono exhibit at the Vancouver Art Gallery. I went into the exhibit expecting to learn about the...
When ‘Good Enough’ Is Just Fine
Some days, I am haunted by another mother who follows me around all day. She is there as I struggle to get my daughter’s...
Motherhood Baggage
The first time I took my daughter to Vancouver for the day, she was five-weeks old, colicky with a severe diaper rash. I packed...
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