I am not looking for suggestions - I just go day to day and I've made it this far... I was just saying why I don't take meds -- like I've previously said, my kids always come first.

Try being jumped on over and over again by a 6 year old if you don't get out of bed. >.< (she sometimes drags her middle sister into it as well, but my middle kiddo is more like me in the fact that she loves her sleep too.)
That's what my oldest does - she is such an early bird, just like her daddy.
I wish some mornings she'd give up trying to wake me up... (once in a blue moon my husband can distract her long enough to let me sleep in a little bit) but usually she'll keep jumping and poking me until I pull myself out of bed.
By her logic, if the sun is up, we all should be up.