House of Testosterone: One Mom's Survival in a Household of Males | 
 enlarge | Author: Sharon O'donnell
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 58341
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 208
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.6
ISBN: 054700592X
Dewey Decimal Number: 306.8743092
EAN: 9780547005928
ASIN: 054700592X
Publication Date: April 2008
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Product Description
Every woman has asked herself the question What was he thinking? at least once in her life. When you are the mother of boys, it seems like this question is on a continuous tape loop in your head. Humor columnist Sharon O'Donnell knows this feeling. In House of Testosterone, she chronicles her adventures raising three sons and reining in her ueber-male, forgetful husband, Kevin. She shares her stories of welcoming her third son into the world, resisting the gravitational pull of the "guy zone," and running a household immersed in a world of sports, bathroom humor, and laundry. O'Donnell's spirit shines through as she struggles to find some "me time" or survive another comical family vacation.
These entertaining episodes of child- (and husband-) rearing lovingly illustrate why Sharon calls herself "Lady of the House of Testosterone."
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 Not what I expected June 23, 2008
I, too, am the mother of three boys and thought that this book would be right up my alley. Not so. It was boring. I mean BORING. I kept it in the bathroom to read in bits and pieces only on principal that I bought it. I was totally bummed. :(
 MUST READ June 23, 2008
When we found out we were expecting our 3rd baby boy in 4 years, family & friends immediately starting referring to our home as the House of Boys. Naturally for Mother's Day this year, I received a copy of this book. After a special homemade breakfast (compliments of my sweet boys), I wiped the left over syrup off my jammies, put the dinosaurs & race cars on the night table that our youngest son brought in to help me "eat" with, and picked up "House of Testosterone". A couple hours later after many laughs and even some tears, I had finished the book and was calling all my Mommie friends telling them about this book. My copy of "House of Testosterone" is now on rotation through my family & friends with boys or girls...Mommie's with girls can read it and appreciate it just as much as we Mommie's blessed with boys! :)
It would make a great gift for a baby shower, birthday, next Mother's Day, or even for yourself! :)
Have Boys? Read This!! June 20, 2008
Absolutely hilarious! I found myself laughing so hard, my husband had to come and check on me. Her expression of daily life in a house of boys shares the humor, exhaustion, isolation, and love that are part of every moms' existence. It's a fun, quick read that left me feeling like I am not the lone woman trapped in a world of poop humor.
A must read for mom's of boys June 18, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
My hubby bought me this on vacation as a joke. From the very first page I laughed and laughed. My hubby and all 3 of my sons looked at me as if I was from another planet. I stayed up all night and read right through the whole book. It is great to know that I am not alone. Feeling left out and out of place in a home full of men. Like the author I am the mother of 3 boys (4) if you include my dear hubby. We also have a male dog and cat. This book was very entertaining and helped with the mom guilt of not understanding the men of my household.
Been there, done that!! June 18, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I stumbled upon House of Testosterone at the grocery store a couple of months ago, and couldn't pass it up! I am also the mom of three sons (no girls), and laughed my way through to the last page (where I cried). I have a photo of my oldest son at about age 4, dressed in his "Rainbow Man" outfit, very similar to the little guy on the book cover. My son had a red hand-me-down shirt with an appliqueed cloud and rainbow, and we just happened to have a pair of tube socks with red, blue and yellow stripes; and Rainbow Man was born. Every boy wants to be a superhero.
As soon as I finished the book (now that my boys are grown and out of the house, I can finish a book quickly), I gave it to my younger sister, who is the mom of four boys, no girls, knowing that she would also enjoy it.
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