Dear Agony Uncle,

Announcing a pregnancy to your parents via e-mail: good or bad?

Bus Stop Number 27, Melbourne

Dear Bus Stop Number 27,

I imagine it going a little something like this:

Dear Mum and Dad,

And I knocked up a girl; please don’t disinherit me.

Essentially, unless your folks are incommunicado via telephone or Skype, e-mail should be your last resort.

I do believe there’s more for you to read: