Kathy Buckworth makes that experience funny.

The Mississauga resident, mother of four and author of The Secret Life of SuperMom, has launched a new column, Funny Mummy, on three websites -- www.workingmoms.ca, www.clubmom.com and www.kiddingaroundtoronto.ca.

She also has a new book due out next spring, Journey to the Darkside: Supermom Goes Home. It's about becoming a stay-at-home mother.

She sounds like a mother that other mothers hate -- the type who can do everything at once.

Buckworth promises that's not the case.

"None of us really know what we're doing," she said, adding it was that realization that helped her write about parenting.

It was during a maternity leave that Buckworth somehow found the funny side of raising children. A communications specialist by trade, she wrote some columns and stories, and they were picked up by several magazines.

"There are so many concerns facing parents today, particularly moms, that we sometimes forget to find the humourous side of life," said Buckworth.

"There is just something inherently funny about trying to appear to be holding it all together while things are falling to pieces all around," added Buckworth.

Humour makes the difficult times of raising a child much easier to handle, too, and making her readers laugh is top priority.

It's not always easy to find reasons to laugh, though.

"There are times I don't see the lighter side, but I find that talking about it with friends really helps me," she said, adding it also helps to put things in perspective. "What's the worst that could happen? Your son will be 10 minutes late for hockey practice? You really have to lighten up."

A speaker at numerous seminars, Buckworth believes parents can lose perspective because we live in a time when everyone's expected to be in control. This has led to hyper-parenting, with numerous books on how to treat and teach children, and even parenting coaches.

"I know some parenting coaches, and I think they'd agree with me that most of what they teach is common sense," she said. "No one knows your kids better than you do."

Buckworth added, "You can instinctually tell if something's not working for you. If it feels right, you're probably doing it right."

For more information, visit www.kathybuckworth.com.

You can reach Craig MacBride at cmacbride@mississauga.net.