Hiding a layoff from the family, bad idea? after 11 years as a pharmacy technician

I have been leaving the house at the same time each day so my kids do not notice. It has been weighing on me all week. I feel ashamed even though the company cut a whole team. How did you handle it?

I told my partner the same evening with a simple plan: what happened, what I was doing and what I needed. It was a relief.