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Jessica Barnard

Jessica Barnard

Jessica Barnard has lived in Belmont since 2010 with her husband and two children. She is an administrator at Harvard University, a writer, and a Town Meeting member. Her website is jessicaclembarnard.com.

Generations: Gen X and Aging Parents

October 28, 2024
When I sat down to write a column about Gen X caring for our aging parents, I had many false starts. Did I want to write about how my friends and I discuss our parents’ reverse milestones (“Can he still drive at…

Generations: Not Pausing for Menopause

September 23, 2024
“Guess what my mother-in-law gave me for Christmas,” said my friend Jill, rolling her eyes. “Menopause pajamas!” This was about 10 years ago, and I almost fell on the floor laughing. Menopause pajamas! What even was that? Jill and I were barely…

Generations: Gen X Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

June 24, 2024
Summer is supposed to be fun, right? My teens now have their own busy lives, my summer work schedule is flexible. I should be out there doing… Well, I’m not sure exactly what. After so many years centered around family activities, which,…

Generations: Circling the Rotary of Life

May 13, 2024
I’m in the passenger seat of our Volkswagen, trying not to scream. Not that anyone would hear me in this Waverly Oaks office park, abandoned on a Saturday afternoon. I take a few deep breaths, triple-check my seatbelt, and say in what…
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