"Our relationship has undergone many changes," he added, referring to his mother.

"Don't you dare refer to your mother in that way!"

The rest, referring to his mother, can't be quoted here.

Throughout the book, the author refers to her mother as "Marion."

Since he first started speaking, Kit had referred to his mother by name.

He referred to his mother a dozen times or more.

But she could not stand it, she said, when the boy started referring to her mother as Mom.

He now refers to his girlfriend not by name but as "my son's mother."

"My wife is taking this really hard," said a man who refused to give his name, referring to Queen's mother.

I thought he was referring to the girl's mother.