Hiding a layoff from the family, bad idea? after 14 years as a warehouse supervisor

I was laid off 21 weeks ago and have not told my family because I do not want them to worry. Bills are coming up and I cannot keep this quiet. Did it get easier afterwards?

Keep everything in writing and save the confirmation numbers. It made the follow-up calls so much easier.

Thanks for writing this out. I went through something close to it 7 months ago, and it settled down once I kept a simple log of every call and form.