I just find it intrusive when my teen step daughter face times her friends from back home in our communal areas of the house.
Where I'm in the background cleaning after her brother and my two resident children, or having conversations with my partner / children.
Or getting moaned at because I click the sonos on when I'm cleaning.
I offered her headphones, she didn't want them. I am all about kids having friends but hearing their conversations and screaming on loud speaker, on FaceTime all around the kitchen/diner or living area is driving me mad.
I said to my partner while I'm cleaning and making food for everyone can she go into the games room to FaceTime or her own room as I find it a bit intrusive.
And the answer is "no because she likes to be amongst it, she likes to be with us."
And my response, get her off her phone then and she can be with us.
It just grinds my ears.. so I have come to my room, gave up cleaning up after them all, that I enjoy to do because I love looking after my family, but to have no say over the extra kids that come to my home really feels undermining.
I ask my own daughter to speak to her friends in her room or games room.
No one has bad rooms to stay in, they have big rooms, own bathroom, everything they need! Just speak to your friends somewhere that I don't find it intrusive!!