I loathed being a child.
My DD doesn't mind it as much as I did.
It's just a personality difference, I suspect.
I could quite readily see how my life would be much, much better after I was no longer a minor (dysfunctional home), and I also have a high need for autonomy. I recall most of my childhood as being little more than a waiting game for being an adult.
My DD on the other hand, has nothing that she's looking forward to 'escaping' particularly, and she already possesses a fairly large degree of personal autonomy. She thoroughly enjoys being a child. Her 2nd E also means that she already has a world-weary understanding of the responsibilities and worries that come with autonomy, though. It's less appealing to her to be independent and responsible for it all.
On the other hand, she is looking forward to being old enough to drive. :gasp:
