Family Secrets

- Season 2

(2003)

As if murder wasn't horrible enough, think about how it might affect your family if one of your parents killed the other. A retired man who brutally murdered his wife has left his family divided and struggling to pick up the pieces.

A gambling junkie from Hamilton with a passion for slot machines aims to conquer her addiction by returning to a casino for a night of non-gambling. In the process, she makes a confession that shocks her family.

By day she seems like your typical mom-next-door, but when her cell phone rings, this suburban mother of two turns into a mistress of pleasure and pain. How she manages to keep her alternative occupation a secret from her family is anyone's guess.

A woman with beauty, brains, wit and confidence fell into a deep postpartum depression when her daughter was born. Now she lives with the shame and guilt of not being a 'good mother' and faces uncertainty about having another child.

All children occasionally act out. But for kids with Asperger's Syndrome, unpredictable behavior and social awkwardness are not the exception. They're the norm. How does a mother cope with two children who have the syndrome?

London, Ontario resident Donald D'Haene shares his secret about a father who sexually abused him, his brothers and sister for many years. After a long journey from the horror and pain, he learns to live with the past and embrace the future. Donald D'Haene is author of the 2002 memoir, Father's Touch.