Dear Ossie,

You need to spend time with your sister. She is alone. She does not have friends. You never spend time with her. Let her play basketball with you. She had to play with a little boy. She let you play with her. She tagged along and you tagged along too. If I were you I would play with her. You can teach her how to play basketball. Show her tricks too.

Your friend,
Sammy

Dear Ossie,

You might want to call up one of her friends. If they are busy you might want to tell her that you will play with her after you do what you have to do. Then tell her to start a sandcastle and when you are done you can finish the sandcastle with her. Maybe you can find her a friend to play with or if you can find Berto, Jamaica can play with him again.

Your friend,
Kenrick

Dear Ossie,

I know what it is like too! Like what? To have a younger child than you in the family. I know because I am the oldest kid in the family too! Here is some advice. When I have a friend over, I play with my brother for a minute. He won't give the ball back when we are playing ball so we invite his friend over. So that is my advice.

Your friend,
Kimberly

I know what it is like because my sister always tags along. I play with her at the same time when my friends come over. Tell your sister that you will play with her if she doesn't bother you and your friend. Then if she starts to bother you then tell your mom and she might help you. My mom says to my sister that if she keeps on bothering us she has to go to her room. It works a lot and maybe it will work for you!

Your friend,
Dana

Dear Ossie,

I think you should let Jamaica tag-along. When you play basketball with your friends you could let your sister be referee. I think let her tag-along when your friends are over. She will probably let you tag-along when her friends are over. But if you are making some kind of secret club that you don't want her to be in you should tell your mom and dad that you don't want her to be in the club. You could explain that you don't want her to be in the club and that you could play with her another time.

Your friend,
Gordon

Dear Ossie,

I think you should play with your friends for 1 hour and play with Jamaica for 1 hour. When you play with Jamaica let her choose what she wants to play like house or school. When you do that she will not bother you. I have a little brother and he likes to tag along with me. So I told him I would play with my friends for 1 hour and it worked! My brother did not bother me! Maybe if you try to play with Jamaica for 1 hour nobody will bother you.

Your friend,
Sarah

Dear Ossie,

When my sisiter doesn't want me tagging-along she just tells my mom and she explains to me that it's annoying when I follow her all over the place.  When Jamaica tags-along tell your mom and she'll explain.  If that doesn't work try explaining it to her yourself and maybe then she'll listen.  When you and your friends are playing basketball maybe you could let Jamaica play on one side of the court and you can play on the other side.  That might make her feel that she's included in the game too.

Your friend,
Gabe

Dear Ossie,

Why are you so mean to Jamaica? You shouldn't say Jamaica can't play basketball. If she wants to play basketball she can play basketball. Berto and Jamaica were playing in the sandlot. They were making a sand castle together. They let you play. Why can't you let them play with you?

Your friend,
Shakia

Dear Ossie,

I think that you should play with your sister sometimes and pay more attention to here. Jamaica wants to play with you and she is big enough to play a lot of games with you. I have a big sister and sometimes I tag along and she doesn't like it either. Sometimes she ignores me and I don't like it and that is how she gets rid of me.

Your friend,
Luis

Dear Ossie,

Why don't you let Jamaica tag-along? At least let her tag-along sometimes. Tell her how you feel when she tags-along. Someday let her play basketball with you and your friends. If my sister tagged-along I would tell a grown up because a grown up will tell the person who is tagging-along not to and why.

Your friend,
Feras

Dear Ossie,

You should play with Jamaica sometime. But you do not always need to play with her. Think about her feelings. She just wants your attention. You should not be mean to her. My brother does it to me. It hurts my feelings. Sometimes you should try playing with her. Try explaining it to her. Try finding friends for her to play with. It is not so bad playing with a sister.

Your friend,
Anna

Dear Ossie,

You should start to play with your little sister. You should start to let her play basketball with you and your friends. If she wants to play, you should play. If you don’t want to play you should say I don’t want to be bothered. You should also tell her to please go away. Don’t just yell at her. She would feel bad if you yelled at her. What if she yelled at you? How would you feel if she yelled at you? Why can't you teach her how to play basketball? She'll learn how to play if you teach her. If you don't teach her she won't learn. Let her be on your team. You should let her play or she might tell on you. Be nice and let her play. You could be good and play with her. So be good.

Your friend,
Jesse Madera