Telling my partner I lost my job, recruiter here

I was laid off 11 weeks ago and have not told my family because I do not want them to worry. There are 13 people counting on me, so I am trying to be careful. Bills are coming up and I cannot keep this quiet.

Thanks for writing this out. I went through something close to it 6 months ago, and it got easier once I kept a simple log of every call and form.