Little Happier: Four Helpful “Secrets of Adulthood” for Parents
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
Gretchen Rubin / The Onward Project
4.7 • 13K Ratings
🗓️ 9 June 2025
⏱️ 7 minutes
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Summary
Becoming a parent can be one of the most transformative, and instructive, experiences of our lives. These four “Secrets of Adulthood” examine some of the most important lessons parenthood can teach us.
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- Open-door stage
- Secrets of Adulthood
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| 0:00.0 | Listen, Whole Foods Market is a great place to get everything that we need for a fantastic summer |
| 0:06.7 | barbecue. They have the chicken thighs, the ground beef. We love to have salmon burgers, |
| 0:12.5 | uncured hot dogs, plus there's all the other things that you love for summer barbecue, |
| 0:17.2 | the ice cream, the tortilla chips, the salsas, salad kits. You can get it all at Whole Foods Market. |
| 0:24.7 | And look for hundreds of yellow low price signs that help you save without compromising the |
| 0:30.2 | quality you expect from Whole Foods Market. There are so many ways to save on summer |
| 0:35.9 | grilling favorites at Whole Foods Market. |
| 0:39.0 | Let's talk about the Defender 110. It is a vehicle built for the modern explorer. |
| 0:45.5 | Gretch, I have a friend who's extremely adventurous and she loves her Defender 110. |
| 0:51.4 | It's a vehicle that looks tough because it is tough. The defender boasts an exterior design for |
| 0:57.5 | optimum durability. It has a raised hood and sculpted grill that give the defender 110 a modern edge. |
| 1:05.0 | Yeah, there's 3D surround cameras with clear sight ground view that let you see underneath the |
| 1:09.6 | vehicle and anticipate obstacles in rough terrain. |
| 1:13.0 | ClearSight rearview offers an unobstructed rear view even when you can't see through the back window. |
| 1:18.8 | Driver aid technologies make driving and parking simpler. |
| 1:22.5 | Intuitive driver displays are customizable to your journey. |
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| 1:45.3 | Lemonada. |
| 1:51.1 | I'm Gretchen Rubin, and this is a little happier. |
| 1:55.7 | In the United States, Father's Day is coming up on June 15th. |
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