Grownupedness by Clarissa P. Green

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.