You have a point, ludlow. What is the point of saying, "Things would be easier if I didn't have kids." I know that for me, it only serves for me to feel sorry for myself and what kind of reality am I creating with that?
Sometimes though it's nice to commiserate.
What helped me tremendously was have a strict, early bedtime for my kids. It wasn't my nature. I was really big on letting them sleep when they were tired (we homeschool) but I had to do it for my own sanity.