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Mum, I'm still a teen.

Kelvin  "Kelvin Jones! What in nine hells are you doing?" "Sorry, Mum, I need to talk to you about something." "You can just tell me while I'm packing," his mum said, throwing her hands up in exasperation. When they got into his room, he asked her to sit down, and then he paced from one end of the room to the other. "What has gotten into you, Kelvin?" Without warning, he got straight to the point, "Mum, I'm getting married." "Yeah, congratulations, now can I get back to what I was doing?" His mum said, a hint of irritation in her voice. "I'm serious, Mum." "And so am I, Kelvin." "But, Mum..." She cut him off. "Don't 'but' me, Kelvin, what has gotten into you?" "I'm in love, Mum." She laughed. "LOVE! Do you even know what love is? A few days ago, you told me you were just a teen," she said, mimicking his words. "Mum, I'm still a tee...