So I’ve been pregnant for a while. I’m in my 2nd trimester. And I just don’t have the courage to tell my uncle.

Now, the importance of telling my uncle is grand. Back in 2014, my father unexpectedly passed away. He let me with some inheritance, and at the time I was only 19 and had no need for that sum of money.

My uncle is an attorney and offered to put it in a trust for me. I consented and that’s where the money has been ever since.

My fiancé and I need to buy our own place. We’ve been staying with his mom, and while I greatly appreciate the hospitality, I’m ready to have my own space and peace.

But I just don’t have the courage to tell my uncle. I’m afraid of what he might say because my fiancé and I aren’t married yet. It’s sitting on my shoulders— and it’s on me to tell him so that we can buy a small house and prepare for this baby.

How would you guys start off the conversation? I mean, do I just say “hey, I’ve been meaning to talk to you about something, but I haven’t had the courage until now. I’m expecting a baby in March.”

HALP.

Signed,

A nervous young woman