The grass is always greener to some. You wouldn't think it's better once you haven't had an adult conversation in over a month, your partner xomes home and immediately starts pawing you after having small children crawling all over you all day, you're half deaf in one ear from rocking a colicky infant and your toddler has thrown up on you 3 times already today.

You'd pay nearly any price to leave it all behind and go off to a 9 to 5 where you're not invisible, people recognize the work you do, nobody is screaming for hours on end, and you can hear your own thoughts. You won't be bored silly.

9 to 5 doesn't have to be a thankless or useless grind. It can be pretty stable and peaceful too. If it is, then most likely you need to make some changes.

In fairness, that applies to the wife I described above too.