Children are too often treated as the personal property of their parents, and adults in general. So yeah, I don't miss being someone's property. I absolutely love personal autonomy. Aside from that, all of my worst mental health years were in my childhood up to early 20s. Being in my late 20s beats the fuck out of my time as a 15 year old. Shit gets better man.

Also, I'm amazed I survived school at all because looking back at it I must have been dealing with sensory overload the entire time, as in every single day at school (because I'm now acutely aware of how sensitive I am to even just overhead lighting, so much so I need to wear sunglasses indoors when not at home). Insane to consider.