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" I decide to take Samantha and Ariana on a bike ride in our trailer, which has seen little use. Samantha really wants to ride her own bike, but I explain how much fun she&amp;#039;ll have riding with Ari in the little aluminum chariot. We&amp;#039;ll enjoy some quality girl time, some sister bonding, some outdoor appreciation. The product literature says our trailer is built for two kids and designed for comfort and safety. But how do I protect my children from the hazards inside the trailer\u2014each other? &amp;quot;Mommy, HELP\u2014Ariana&amp;#039;s pulling my hair out,&amp;quot; Samantha cries. I stop the bike and try to slide Ariana over a little and she shows me a huge fistful of Samantha&amp;#039;s hair. I tell Ari to be nice and I hop back on the bike and take off, but 30 seconds later Samantha&amp;#039;s screaming again. Ariana keeps plucking wads of hair from Samantha&amp;#039;s head. Samantha scratches Ariana, who retaliates by going after more hair (and it&amp;#039;s not like Samantha has loads of locks to spare). I&amp;#039;m a good 15-minute ride from our house and I&amp;#039;m suddenly rethinking the decision to put the girls in such close quarters\u2014strapped in, no less\u2014with no escape. We&amp;#039;re on the other side of the neighborhood and I can&amp;#039;t carry anyone back, and it&amp;#039;s too far for one of the girls to walk. As much as the trailer is under attack this morning, I have to keep pedaling\u2014fast. The girls need to fend for themselves a little while longer. Ariana is screaming and crying\u2014you can hear her five blocks away. Samantha pinches Ariana, pushes her and then smacks her head for the grand finale. People on the street are looking at me and smiling and asking if I&amp;#039;m far from home. I&amp;#039;m pedaling hard, huffing and puffing as my exercise-induced asthma starts to kick in. I&amp;#039;m too scared to stop. Must keep going. I see our driveway and I know we&amp;#039;ll make it. Oh, how I love quality family time.\u2014Julie Weingarden Dubin Do you have any stories about quality family time gone sour? Share your thoughts and tales in Comments. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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