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Early Praise For Living in a Locker Room
"With four boys, Paula Schmitt is not just a mom...she's a saint!"
- Tim Bete, Director, Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop and Author of In The Beginning...There Were No Diapers
- Tim Bete, Director, Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop and Author of In The Beginning...There Were No Diapers
"Paula Schmitt's warmth and wit transport us not only into the locker room, but smack dab into her life. Living in a Locker Room is more than a story about four boys; it's a light-hearted romp about the coo's, ooh's, and boo's of raising children. A delightful must-read!"
- Julie Watson Smith, founder of Mommy Hullabaloo
- Julie Watson Smith, founder of Mommy Hullabaloo
"I highly recommend Paula Schmitt's new book, Living in a Locker Room. Without a doubt, this devoted Mom's journey is one of the most hilarious and insightful books you'll ever read. Overflowing with one humorous anecdote after another, this book takes you inside the zany world of a family who share laughs, struggles and ultimately great love for each other. Every parent will relate to the author's mishaps and adventures. Written in an easy, engaging style with page-turning anecdotes, even the busiest Mom will find time to be treated to a refreshing laugh in between countless errands and chores. The perfect gift for your spouse or your own mother."
- Kirk Martin, Author of The Gravel Drive, Gifted, and Shade of the Maple
- Kirk Martin, Author of The Gravel Drive, Gifted, and Shade of the Maple
"Paula's hilarious and entirely too honest take on life with sons proves that, ?Boys will be Boys? and neither nature nor nurture can explain why! Living in a Locker Room confirms that Hot Wheels, skinned knees, and driving hours to sporting events are universal rites of passage for all parents of boys. Fortunately for Paula and millions of other women, God reserves a special ball-free zone in heaven for mothers of boys."
- Kerri Charette, Editor of Misadventures of Moms and Disasters of Dads
- Kerri Charette, Editor of Misadventures of Moms and Disasters of Dads
"Anyone who has endured a mini-van full of belching boys in muddy cleats will see themselves in Paula Schmitt's light-hearted look at mothering boys, 'Living in a Locker Room.'"
- Jen Singer, Author of 14 Hours 'Til Bedtime: A Stay-at-Home Mom's Life in 27 Funny Little Stories
- Jen Singer, Author of 14 Hours 'Til Bedtime: A Stay-at-Home Mom's Life in 27 Funny Little Stories
"As the sister to four brothers, four brother-in-laws, and the mother of three sons, I can say from experience that Paula Schmitt's book provides a VERY realistic and humorous insight to living, raising and surviving with boys'"
- Priscilla Y. Huff, Author of 101 Best Home-Based Businesses for Women, 3rd ed.
- Priscilla Y. Huff, Author of 101 Best Home-Based Businesses for Women, 3rd ed.
Reviews For Living in a Locker Room
"What reads like a series of newspaper columns, written by one distraught, yet hopeful mom is a book filled with motherly insight. And not those pretty, painted pictures you're often fed in other parenting books. Schmitt lays it all out on the line - sometimes serious, sometimes funny - but always insightful.
Thinking about tackling the role of motherhood? Already a parent, but tired of all the useful advice? Just want someone to say, "been there, done that. I understand. Here's how it really happens!" Then order a copy of Living In A Locker Room."
- Courtesy of Alyice Edrich, editor of The Dabbling Mum.com; where BUSY parents find advice, balance, inspiration, and e-books on earning money from home.
Thinking about tackling the role of motherhood? Already a parent, but tired of all the useful advice? Just want someone to say, "been there, done that. I understand. Here's how it really happens!" Then order a copy of Living In A Locker Room."
- Courtesy of Alyice Edrich, editor of The Dabbling Mum.com; where BUSY parents find advice, balance, inspiration, and e-books on earning money from home.
"Farts. Sports. Pain. Fighting. Girls. All are things a mother of boys has to deal with on a daily basis. Who would know better about these things than Paula Schmitt, mother to four boys and author of LIVING IN A LOCKER ROOM.
Schmitt, an experienced columnist for Web sites such as JustForMom.com and SanityCentral.com, is no stranger to writing about her boys and can recognize the humor in just about any situation imaginable.
LIVING IN A LOCKER ROOM takes a (sometimes disturbingly) truthful look into the life of motherhood, particularly with boys. Take a journey from birth ("He is a dictator in a diaper. Get used to it" (p. 3)) through mealtime with toddlers ("The wait between ordering and the actual arrival of our food could best be likened to the time it takes for dead turtles to race through molasses in winter" (p. 20)), potty training, road trips, sports, sports and more sports, all the way to driving and beyond, including the toughest of tough subjects:
"Puberty - the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Testosterone. Its multi-year mission to explore strange, new girls, to seek out its own cell phone and new socialization, to boldly go where all men have gone before!" (p. 96)
Join Schmitt as she cheerfully goes with the flow of her young men, at times delighting in their rambunctious, mile-a-minute behavior, while at other times stubbornly trying to maintain her own femininity while drowning in a sea of testosterone.
LIVING IN A LOCKER ROOM is at times laugh-out-loud humorous, especially for anyone who?s tried to raise boys. Schmitt is able to take everyday situations and point out how not every day they really are when four boys are added to the mix. She uses understatement to make her husband a hilarious addition to the mayhem and makes the reader wonder just what kind of supermom she must be to handle such constant motion and craziness around her.
Nearly every aspect of this book is pleasing, from the sweet cover photo of her and her very own basketball team of sons, to the unique method of titling each chapter. Anyone looking for pointers or tips on maintaining sanity and order in a houseful of boys may be disappointed, but someone looking for a comrade who's "been there, screamed in horror at that," will be delighted with their choice in reading.
LIVING IN A LOCKER ROOM will make a great gift for the busy mom of boys in your life, as well as anyone expecting a tiny bundle wrapped in blue in the near future. It would make a great gift from a son to a mother, perhaps on (hint, hint) Mother?s Day. Schmitt promises an entertaining and funny read and does not disappoint."
- Jennifer Brown, Bookpleasures.com, Applecart magazine, and Foreword review.
Schmitt, an experienced columnist for Web sites such as JustForMom.com and SanityCentral.com, is no stranger to writing about her boys and can recognize the humor in just about any situation imaginable.
LIVING IN A LOCKER ROOM takes a (sometimes disturbingly) truthful look into the life of motherhood, particularly with boys. Take a journey from birth ("He is a dictator in a diaper. Get used to it" (p. 3)) through mealtime with toddlers ("The wait between ordering and the actual arrival of our food could best be likened to the time it takes for dead turtles to race through molasses in winter" (p. 20)), potty training, road trips, sports, sports and more sports, all the way to driving and beyond, including the toughest of tough subjects:
"Puberty - the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Testosterone. Its multi-year mission to explore strange, new girls, to seek out its own cell phone and new socialization, to boldly go where all men have gone before!" (p. 96)
Join Schmitt as she cheerfully goes with the flow of her young men, at times delighting in their rambunctious, mile-a-minute behavior, while at other times stubbornly trying to maintain her own femininity while drowning in a sea of testosterone.
LIVING IN A LOCKER ROOM is at times laugh-out-loud humorous, especially for anyone who?s tried to raise boys. Schmitt is able to take everyday situations and point out how not every day they really are when four boys are added to the mix. She uses understatement to make her husband a hilarious addition to the mayhem and makes the reader wonder just what kind of supermom she must be to handle such constant motion and craziness around her.
Nearly every aspect of this book is pleasing, from the sweet cover photo of her and her very own basketball team of sons, to the unique method of titling each chapter. Anyone looking for pointers or tips on maintaining sanity and order in a houseful of boys may be disappointed, but someone looking for a comrade who's "been there, screamed in horror at that," will be delighted with their choice in reading.
LIVING IN A LOCKER ROOM will make a great gift for the busy mom of boys in your life, as well as anyone expecting a tiny bundle wrapped in blue in the near future. It would make a great gift from a son to a mother, perhaps on (hint, hint) Mother?s Day. Schmitt promises an entertaining and funny read and does not disappoint."
- Jennifer Brown, Bookpleasures.com, Applecart magazine, and Foreword review.
Living in a Locker Room: A Mom's Tale of Survival in a Houseful of Boys is a great book for moms, dads -- and kids alike. A charming book -- it will take readers inside the private life of a mom with four boys. As you can imagine, the humor is totally LAUGH OUT LOUD FUNNY! Paula Schmitt proves that a bird?s eye view into the smelly, often times loud and rude, world of boys, is a situation where you just have to find humor -- or go insane. Her creative writing style, yet sometimes-brutal descriptions, is right on target. I loved it and can't wait for her next book!
- Jodie Lynn, syndicated parenting/health columnist, Parent to Parent, CEO/founder of www.AddingWisdomAward.com and author of family/health book, Mom CEO (Chief Everything Officer)™ - Having, Doing, and Surviving It All!
- Jodie Lynn, syndicated parenting/health columnist, Parent to Parent, CEO/founder of www.AddingWisdomAward.com and author of family/health book, Mom CEO (Chief Everything Officer)™ - Having, Doing, and Surviving It All!
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"Living in a Locker Room, is a proud winner of the 2006 Parent to Parent Adding Wisdom Award, the only award to ever by honored by Disney.com." |
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