Pivotal events in Clarissa P. Green's childhood altered the trajectory of her family relationships, personal life and career. Moved by the struggle between aging parents and their mid-life children in the face of grief and loss, Green began a decades-long career as a therapist and university professor concentrating on these families. She found that parents and children alike wanted to be seen as adult, to act grown-up in front of one another. Sharing her personal experiences alongside those of her clients, in humorous and touching detail, Green makes her deep understandings of family and aging available to all.