one day mrs smith, a young, new mother, called timmy's mother timmy answered the phone and told his mother mrs smith was on the phone for her. his mother said, I am a little busy ask her what she wants. timmy asked her, talked to her for a moment as his mother got there, she took the phone and talked, then yelled at timmy saying what did you say to her? tinmy said she called to ask about using a rectal thermometer, all I did was tell her how to use it.