i once knew a quiet mother

Several years ago in my middle teens my family and I spent 3 years in Belize, Central America.
Well it was there i met and got to know this wonderful mom.
We never spent awhole lot of time at their house, but on the occasions that we went there to visit, I was always so amazed at the way she was with her children.

Her quiet way that she had with them is what caught my attention the most.
She was always so quiet in her communication with them.
Even in correction.
In fact it seemed her voice would even lower a few notches more while she was getting after them for something.

On one visit to her house , my mom and I were chatting with her, and a issue came up with some of the children. (I believe she had 6 or 7 at the time)
So she get up from where she was sitting , goes to the child and gets down on their level. She looks in to thier face. In a very low voice that we can barely hear whats going on, she gets after the child for what he/she did. She explains to them what they did wrong and how they should have behaved. Then the child goes back to play. And the mother goes back to visit.

Mom and I looked at each other , and thought, wow!

All the children were so quiet by nature. None talked loud. The Dad also was equally quiet with the children. An i suppose that's why the children were they way they were. Because they knew nothing else. The parents were never loud around them. They were all very happy children.

The children obeyed instantly when given a command. They parents were very firm and strict with them, but never raised their voice . The quiet command meant business and children knew it. A raised voiced was not necessary.

Now it could be the parents just did that when people was around, but i seriously doubt it. The way the children reacted it seemed very clear that this was everyday rule of correction.

I loved the way this mom was with her children. I so longed to be just like that mom when I became a mom my self. But sadly I am not.

But i realize I can still work on it , I could still achieve to be that way. I know my children are trained for the louder voice. They know that when that shout comes they must jump or else. :)But i know too that could be untrained.

I still long to be that quiet mom.
And I so long for my children to be like hers.
This is on my list of changes.