But a mother usually can tell when her child is saying one thing and means to say something else.

My mother told me he lives out in the country.

Their mother told them to take care of each other.

Of course my mother and I had told her what we could.

The next morning, his mother would tell him which country they were in.

His mother told the court he too would have been at home.

Even my mother had told me nothing of his past.

My mother told me later she felt like I was off at war.

I remember the day my mother told me she'd died.

Then my mother would come and tell me something different.