As expected, when they got back to his parents’ for dinner, his mother nagged at him again, “Sean, you are thirty-five years old now. When will you get married? Time does not wait. We won’t be young forever.”
“Mum, I’m still not sure.”
“When was the last time you dated a girl? It must be like ten years ago! And you only dated her for like a few days. My only wish for you is that you get married soon.”
Jodie listened and felt a wave of sudden anger rising inside her. She put her fork down and said, “Uncle Sean, Jenny, and John, excuse me. I don’t feel very well and I’d like to go up to my room now. I hope you don’t mind.” She stood up and walked off.
Sean understood that Jodie didn’t like what his mother was saying and so he let her leave.
However, Sean’s mother didn’t
