Welcome to the Christian O'Connell Show podcast.

Yesterday, lots of great stories about secrets that you try to keep from mom and dad.

Not just as a kid, but as a grown-up as well.

Some new ones that have come in.

Nick, when I was 16, I wasn't allowed to have a TV in my room, but with my...

I remember it was a big moment when you allowed the TV in your bedroom.

Worst thing I ever did from my schooling because I stayed up all hours of the night and

didn't study. Yeah. I wasn't out of a TV. This is amazing. This is this story. Wasn't out to

have a TV in my room but with my first real job, I brought a small colour TV about a month

before Christmas. I snuck the TV into the house and instilled it in my room.

I then wrapped the box in Christmas paper and wrote to Nick from Santa on the card.

Place the gift under the tree and on Christmas morning acted all surprised.

I think once they realised, hang on that thing's been in his room for ages.

He's bought them, himself, but it was too late. There wasn't anything they could do about it.

Nick, I love that one. Darren, when I was young, I'd always want to go to local milk bar with

my friend to play the arcade machines. One day, I remember my dad, had a 50 cent coin collection.

Did you pay to that coin collection, that big

jar, and then go to the bank or supermarket about every six months? Yeah, but or is it a coin

collection like a proper coin collection like you would collect stamps and they're one of a kind

50 cent coins? Yeah. One day I remembered my dad had a 50 cent coin collection, some rarer than others.

So every weekend I take about two to three dollars worth of coins and use them to play my games.

There were so many little bags of coins, let's just say, around 20 bags.

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