How do you let your kids go a little?

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Dd will start school full time in September (currently in Pre school part time)
I’ve been very lucky and stayed with Dd until she was 5, I work part time whilst she’s a pre school part time and was with her full time at home until 4
I feel sick at the thought of having no days with her in September onwards, which I know sounds ridiculous. I enjoy the time I do get at home alone on the days I don’t work and I need them! (Dd is wonderful but v high energy and quite intense)
I had her later in life, due to infertility and worked full time all my life until she came along. I have no interest in working anymore and only do it for the money we need. Surprisingly to me, my best days were when we were both at home when she was little, all the activities we did, outings with friends etc, I loved it, all of it and feel so sad at letting it go.
I work weekends so won’t have that same quality of time together and nice as it is when it’s all of us as a family when Dh is home, it isn’t the same. I don’t show this to her, but inside I’m so sad, I wish I could do it all again. I have good friends around and work etc, but all I would love is to do it all again.
Does/did anyone feel the same?
How do I stop feeling like this?

Perhaps not but flexi school or home Ed is good for children. Children vary of course,but it would be wrong to describe it as bad for children, which I know you haven't :-)

@WonderfulCheese

Just to clarify, I actually home ed my youngest.

My point is it has to be based on the child's needs not a parent who is going to miss them.

look for a new job where you don’t work weekends?

@sondot yes, so flexi schooling is a great way to test the water and see how a child gets on before making any bigger decisions.

Good to meet another home schooler :-)

The other option is getting a job as a dinner lady or offering to read in school once or twice a week. Teachers need all the parent involvement they can get and it's a nice way to be involved (plus as someone DBS checked you then get to be a parent helper on trips).

You are teaching her to be independent. That's a good thing. I would look to not work weekends though.

It is definitely hard, but this is when you start to get your own life back, too. You can catch up on all those things you can't normally do while she's at school. Whether that's housework or grabbing a coffee with a friend, it gives you breathing space. The hours fly by, and it'll be time to pick her up before you know it. Plus you always have holidays and weekends :).