Times Colonist

Adrian Chamberlain: Problems for First World worrywarts

There’s a website called First World Problems. People write in about the trials and tribulations of being middle-class North Americans with nice clothes and comfy houses. Here’s one submission: “I ...
The Globe and Mail

We need to rethink the First World problems of motherhood

First Person is a daily personal piece submitted by readers. Have a story to tell? See our guidelines at tgam.ca/essayguide. Today’s First Person is part of a week-long tribute to mothering. One of my ...
Times Colonist

Nudge, Nudge: First World worries seem self-indulgent

Adrian realizes that rat goop in the garbage pail, and Ollie's interest in such disgusting matters, are First World problems, such as would make a typical Somali single mom sneer with disdain.LYLE ...
The Georgia Straight

Dealing with a mess of first-world problems as COVID-19 killed spring break? You're not alone trying to decipher the mixed messages

So here’s a funny thing about when the world starts to look like a real-life mashup of 28 Days Later, The Walking Dead, and Contagion featuring (spoiler alert!!!) the world’s briefest cameo by Gwyneth ...