Dear Queenie,
I found out that I’m pregnant recently and my husband and I are planning to tell everybody at his sister’s birthday party in a couple of weeks. However, another sister and her husband have been trying to have a baby but are having problems with it and we don’t want to hurt their feelings.
Queenie, should we tell them privately before the party so they won’t be taken by surprise?—Mother-to-be
Dear Mother-to-be,
Yes, tell them privately in advance and explain that you are doing so to try to spare their feelings.