Or was I just trying to believe good things about my mother?

The problem is that people just don't want to believe things.

She could not tell the police, for they never believed such things.

People can be made to believe things that clearly aren't good for them.

If you don't believe things you'll never have any fun.

I hoped you would not believe bad things of me.

Some people may believe things about mental health problems that aren't true.

It only takes a little practice to believe impossible things.

It was still back when people believed things like that didn't happen.

It occurred to him that people needed to believe things.