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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just because people did it doesn't mean the host wasn't silently fuming. I made the mistake ONCE of forgetting/not knowing I had to put "Unfortunately we can not accommodate siblings" and like ten siblings showed up. I was gracious but later that night needed to seriously vent to my husband about it. I KNOW that in some cultures you bring the whole family but that's not the case in mine, and not the case for the majority of the people invited.

Those people had NO IDEA how annoyed I was. [/quote]

Parents do this because they know there is no consequence.  I have told parents that siblings are not invited and are not on invitation list and will not be allowed to attend.  I do not care if they are embarrassed.  One woman said if her other three kids could not come then neither could the invited kid and she would take him and his present.  I told her fine, brought her child and present to her, said goodbye and closed door.  Apparently, word got around because no one else ever brought an uninvited sibling.
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