Anyone who feel more comfortable around children?

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I actually do nowadays. But when I was younger, that was definitely not the case. I would talk more to adults (at school, or at home) rather than people my age. But after having two years of volunteer experience at a local elementary school, my college plans include going for my Elementary Education degree, and becoming a teacher.
But it depends on where. At my apartment, the pool is open during the summer, and the kids are out on the playground. It is noisy as heck and I cannot stand it. I also cannot stand working with children who are below the age of 7 or 8. Preschoolers, to me, are like 40-pound babies. Some of them still use diapers, and they are very messy and gross sometimes. Sorry, couldn't work with them!
The opposite happens when they reach middle school. HECK NO, I would NEVER teach a group of idiotic 7th of 8th graders. Talk about yelling at them! You occasionally find a kid this age who is wonderful, but other times, they are trying to do dumb things because they think they can.
That sweet spot for me is age 7-11. They are kids who still love their teacher and friends, but don't do a lot of stupid stuff. They enjoy school and enjoy various activities.

On the opposite side, when I get married, I don't want kids. I'd rather have the 25 kids in a classroom for 6 1/2 hours a day, rather than a kid growing up with us for 18 (or more) years. I would feel more comfortable when I come home either alone, or with my wife.

My sister has kids and they will play with me a lot. They are around the 8-10 year range and never ask why an adult still plays with toys, nor do they make fun of how I talk.

Yes, I tend to have an easier time talking to people older or younger than my age.

I like dogs. They are like children, but more fun.

Yes definitely, but with two caveats:

1. I sometimes kind of treat them more similarly to adults than most adults do

2. Interactions with mixed ages make me even more anxious than just being with adults. I'm at my best when I'm hanging out with just kids. I worked at a preschool for a bit and that was nice.