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[quote=Anonymous]We have a large house and are the hang-out house.  In our house, even with other spaces to hang out, the kids hang out in the main family room mainly because that is where the large screen TV is (and the gaming system).  Maybe it's different because I have boys, but they don't care that the parents wander around while they are hanging out.  The family room is next to the kitchen in an open floor plan, so there isn't really privacy, but the boys that are coming over don't really care.  They are there to hang out and play games with their friends and don't care that we are around.  Although we (parents) got to our offices while their friends are over, we do wander through, go to the kitchen, fix drinks or snacks, and talk to the kids as we walk by.

So, I would not worry about it.  Your DD can host her friends in the main living room.  You can be in your bedroom or you can go to the dining room or the kitchen and do whatever you need to do and if you wander by, that's okay, too.  Teens adapt.  While they might want some privacy, if the living room is the place where the comfortable sofas are to hang out on, that's where they'll be.  You can wander by and do whatever you have to do, as long as you aren't just hanging nearby listening to their conversation.[/quote]

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