I Wonder...

Before I had my kids, I didn't have too many friends with kids, so I never used to hear the regular mommy rants and issues that I am currently dealing with. Whenever I hear my single and/or childless friends complain about how exhausted they are, I want to scream, "YOU HAVE NO IDEA!!!" I'm curious to ask my friends who are recent first time mothers if they used to get annoyed with me, whenever I would complain about how tired I am being home all day with the kids.  Now that the shoe is on the other foot, how are they feeling and dealing with their issues. I'm probably right in thinking that it's much more exhausting being a mother than working, but I'll keep my opinions to myself...