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The Secret Room | True Stories

Did Mom Know?

The Secret Room | True Stories

Ben Hamm

Society & Culture, Personal Journals

4.52.7K Ratings

🗓️ 12 May 2026

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

Stephanie's Dad kept a secret that caused deep fractures within the family. It weighed heavily on him until a very inappropriate moment when it didn't.



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Transcript

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0:00.0

Hi Ben, my name is Stephanie and the story I'm going to tell you is about my dad.

0:06.0

I love him very much and when I was growing up and into adulthood, he had a really big secret.

0:11.0

I've never told him the impact that this has had on me in my sister's lives.

0:16.0

I wish he had shown us the respect we deserved and told us all earlier,

0:20.0

because the way we found

0:21.5

out was a shock to all of us.

0:23.9

Hey everyone and welcome to the secret room.

0:27.9

I'm Benham.

0:28.9

My guest Stephanie joins me today to share a secret that her dad kept from her and her family

0:33.7

until she was an adult.

0:35.7

There are several moments that will surprise you, like what the

0:38.3

catalyst for his reveal was, the very moment that he chose, and of course, the secret itself.

0:44.1

But what really got me was how it impacted their relationship. It's a story of a father's secret,

0:48.5

and his daughter joins me right now. Hi, Stephanie, and welcome to the secret room.

0:54.8

Hi, Ben. Thank you for having me. I'm happy to be here.

0:58.0

You're welcome. It's great to have you. So your secret is about your dad, right?

1:03.5

Yes, it is.

1:04.6

It's a secret that he held close for a long, long time until you were a young adult.

1:11.7

Yeah, he did.

1:13.9

And it's safe to say not only that it was a shock,

1:16.9

but that the timing could have been a heck of a lot better when he revealed his secret?

1:22.3

Yeah, I'd sure say.

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