Show ALL top level pages from side bar view

[Ryan Duncan]

I want to create many top level pages to add to my space (same level as home page). I have seen many comments saying that what you need to do is ...

go to "space tools"

click on "configure sidebar" 

select "page tree" under "navigation display options" 

My issue is not that, my issue is that you essentially can create pages outside of the home page and they are hidden from you! Like why ??? The only way to see them is to go to "space tools" and then under "reorder pages" or if you are lucky enough to have created it sometime in that week it would pop up under the "pages" icon on the sidebar menu

Is there seriously not an option to just have all parent pages and child pages shown on the sidebar menu at a space level. If not then my next question will be why?