Living In A Locker Room: A Mom's Tale Of Survival In A Houseful Of Boys | 
 enlarge | Author: Paula Schmitt
Publisher: Wyatt-MacKenzie Publishing
Category: Book
Buy New: $12.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 1101971
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 124
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 5.2 x 0.3
ISBN: 1932279156
Dewey Decimal Number: 649
EAN: 9781932279153
ASIN: 1932279156
Publication Date: May 1, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Direct from Publisher
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Product Description
Remember life with a newborn, tripping over toddlers toys, surviving car trips, being a soccer (and baseball and basketball) mom. Anyone who is a parent, has parents, or had parents will chuckle in recognition at the situations Paula Schmitt describes in "Living in a Locker Room: A Moms Tale of Survival in a Houseful of Boys". Although Paula is telling it like it is and was- in her own family, other mothers (and fathers, and grandparents, and older children) will find bits and pieces of their lives aptly described in the day-to-day events she chronicles.
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 Mediocre... you will get some smiles but no out-loud laughs July 10, 2007
As a mom of three boys and after seeing the reviews I was really excited to read this book. But I was disappointed. It's not that the book was flat out bad, but the writing style was VERY simple and elementary. While reading the book I got a few smiles, but no out loud laughs. The sense of humor through out the book was very clean and lacked good wit and humor. The humorous comments seemed forced and the author tried too hard to sound funny. Not to sound harsh -- but comments that were meant to be humors basically sounded like lame jokes. If you like clean, elementary humor, that could be sold in a church book store then you may very well like this book. However if you are looking for a great laugh out loud book with hilarious wit and humor try one of the following books:
1. What's the Matter With Mommy?: Rantings of a Reluctant Stay-at-home Mom
2. The Perfect Stranger: The Truth About Mothers and Nannies
 SOOO Funny, I read it to my son and he loved it! March 6, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I intended to read this book after the kids went to bed, but my eight-year-old son was struck by the title, figured out it was about sports, and I ended up reading it out loud to my little guy. We thoroughly enjoyed it, laughed page to page, and if I had been allowed to read this one my own would have enjoyed it just as much.
Paula Schmitt captures the exasperating notion of raising boys and fully plays up the potential for hilarity of having, feeding, clothing and finally simply enjoying children.
This book is a happy journey on Highway Mommy. It stays on my nighstand.
 Mom writes while boys thrive May 21, 2006
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Rebeccasreads recommends LIVING IN A LOCKER ROOM as a fast, light & funny book of reportage from a writing Mom.
From the delivery room of her first son & initiation into the post-birth hospital farce -- complete with leaking bosom & "notes to self" -- to the joys of changing diapers -- complete with a Warholian description thereof -- to her first child's milestones complete with hopeful sappiness until... along comes Boy #2 & this Mom's getting the hang of it until... along comes Boy#3. Now she has a season ticket to the pediatrician & grocery shopping resembles Dante's Inferno... until -- yup! -- along comes Boy #4.
This All Sport Mom touches on most everything including testosterone, estrogen, PMS, potty training, sports & much, much more goings on in this madcap household.
Read it & weep tears of terror & humor, then give it to everyone you know who's expecting for the first time... or the second... or the third...
Living with four boys -- Oh My! July 12, 2005
As a mother of two very active little boys, I can't even imagine what it would be like to raise FOUR of these testosterone producing beings. Fortunately, this book gives me great insight and some great laughs, too. Thanks for sharing!
 don't buy this book!!! July 3, 2005
2 out of 9 found this review helpful
I've never read such drivel! How did this book get published? It's sarcastic and not at all funny and the typos would make your head spin. Save yourself the money!
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