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To ask for your first world problems....

111 replies

Tilllly · 03/11/2023 13:58

Because I have cut my thumb, opening some catfood, and it really, really, really hurts

I think I can manage without going to the emergency department though, but I am going to moan for quite a long time 😁

OP posts:
Fourmoos · 05/11/2023 07:25

I can’t decide whether to get Christmas tree no.4……

daisychain01 · 05/11/2023 07:24

I Whatsapped my cycle repair man who lives locally to see if he can give my bike a service next week and he replied that he has stopped doing repairs as he's got another job.

I'm now completely bereft and can't think past the fact he's been doing such a fab job of my bike and nobody will ever replace him 😢 😭 😢

Heatherbell1978 · 05/11/2023 07:15

DH and I on a weekend away in a fancy holiday and we asked to move room as ours was too hot. The new room didn't have a dressing table for me to dry my hair after visiting the spa.

Shayisgreat · 05/11/2023 07:11

I've been playing tennis twice a week for the last year and I'm still not any good at it TennisSad

piscofrisco · 05/11/2023 07:05

I can't get my fireplace and mantle piece to look right no matter what I put on it. I was lucky enough to have a very grand open fire and huge surround thing in my old house. This one is narrow and rubbish but still a focal point and no matter what I put on it I'm not quite happy with it.
Also I don't like the rug I bought for the same room.
Maybe I just don't like the whole damn room and should start again!!

Catsmere · 05/11/2023 06:55

Ow, OP! Those tin lid cuts really hurt.

My first world problem is trying to find a shawl pin for the cardigan I'm knitting. I lost mine last year and haven't seen any on the internet that I like (and that aren't from Temu or Shein - I want locally made).

Smugandproud · 05/11/2023 06:50

RumNotRun · 03/11/2023 22:39

@ADHDGURL instead of (or as well as) Baileys, try vanilla vodka mixed with Kahlua. It's like a grown-up version of Baileys. Someone on here recommended it a few years ago.

I’m not a Baileys fan, however Baileys, vodka and amaretto with lots of ice is so good.

MrsNandortheRelentless · 05/11/2023 06:40

Coat hooks.
Amazon delivery 5 days ago.
Still waiting with fucking coats littering my living room.
Im going to get the fucking thing up today if it kills me.

Thisthingwedo · 05/11/2023 05:19

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Original poster
Tilllly · 05/11/2023 04:01

@Bonjovispyjamas and it's so bad, I've woken up ;)

OP posts:
tobee · 04/11/2023 23:28

coldcallerbaiter · 04/11/2023 21:35

I did not buy treats as I am trying not to eat bad stuff/sugar.

so now I am in front of a film eating cranberry sauce from a jar with a tablespoon that was bought for Xmas.

I love this!

QuizzlyBears · 04/11/2023 22:15

I’m impatient waiting for 1st Dec to start opening my Liberty advent calendar.

Warriormum1 · 04/11/2023 22:05

Lemsipper · 03/11/2023 23:01

Goodness! Are we still using the term “first world”

Gosh! I agree, it really is annoying isn't it? Maybe your "first world problem" is the fact that people are still using the term "first world problem" on Mumsnet! I don't know how you cope! There's always one on every lighthearted thread!😂😂😂

whatkatydid2013 · 04/11/2023 22:03

Got a connection where I got a trip to the nice Air France lounge in Paris and the Clarins Spa was closed. Can’t get much more of a first world problem than that 😂

CeciledeVolangesdeNouveau · 04/11/2023 21:58

My bed is an IKEA single and about 25 years old. My boyfriend and I can’t nap or chill out watching iplayer on my laptop without falling to the floor as our combined weight is 24 stone :(

Warriormum1 · 04/11/2023 21:56

Aposterhasnoname · 03/11/2023 22:15

I’m going away for the weekend tomorrow and the leather jacket I want to wear in the evening will make my bag too heavy to carry round till we can check into the hotel.

Most hotels will allow you to leave your bags with them early before you check in. 😊

Warriormum1 · 04/11/2023 21:52

toomanyleggings · 03/11/2023 22:03

I can’t find the belt for my dressing gown. It really annoys me

😂😂😂

Chromium24 · 04/11/2023 21:49

why do some posters are against ai writing software if the person is using the software to correct their spelling and writing skills ?

i understand if they just post x information that is not answering the op, then i can understand peoples frustrations, but if they use the program to write x information and it does answer the ops question then why do people prefer the human written response even if the objective is the same eg answering the ops question ?

PictureOfFlorianTray · 04/11/2023 21:43

My dahlia tubers are rotting. I don't have a greenhouse to overwinter them.

coldcallerbaiter · 04/11/2023 21:35

I did not buy treats as I am trying not to eat bad stuff/sugar.

so now I am in front of a film eating cranberry sauce from a jar with a tablespoon that was bought for Xmas.

coldcallerbaiter · 04/11/2023 21:31

I worry about my stacks of money in the bank.

Bonjovispyjamas · 04/11/2023 21:30

Tilllly · 04/11/2023 21:27

I am in a hotel I've just got into bed. One pillow isn't enough and two pillows is too much.

Oh my god, I have this problem whenever I'm away from home. At home I have 2 thin pillows which are just right, but in hotels I always end up using one pillow and putting a jumper or something underneath it.

Original poster
Tilllly · 04/11/2023 21:27

I am in a hotel I've just got into bed. One pillow isn't enough and two pillows is too much.

OP posts:
IHavetoadmit · 04/11/2023 20:46

The supermarket substituted my rhubarb pie for an apple but didnt put it into the system so I have only found out when I went for it for pud tonight.

HP89 · 04/11/2023 20:14

Had to wash pigeon blood and feathers out of the grill of my convertible today. .. sigh….

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