Won't stop deleting.

My iPhone when I press delete in a message assuch deletes all the way back to a point of its own choosing. I can't delete just one word or a letter. It makes me delete 5 to 20 words before stopping at times. I have a non hacked phone, so no 3rd party crap.
Any help would be appreciated. I was thinking of restoring the iPhone but I can't till I get my new mac in. Btw this is a G3 phone, under 4 months old.

If the reset does not work:
1. Plug your iPhone into your computer and open iTunes (let your iPhone create its backup).
2. Click the Restore button to restore your iPhone to factory settings
3. When your iPhone returns from Restore, click to restore from your backup
If that does not work - do the same process but restore as a new phone. (you will lose your settings and text messages by doing this, but chances are you have a funky file on your phone that is causing the issue.)

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