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I love this list, but:

> • To keep young kids behaving on a car road trip, have a bag of their favorite candy and throw a piece out the window each time they misbehave.

Please don't do this. Animals and birds can choke and die on candy. And even if they don't, the ingredients are often toxic to them.




Tell the kids this as well? If they care about animals and birds they won't misbehave!


I mean, yes technically this is true. Practically, the kids, the car, and the lifestyle are worse for the environment than hucking a handful of jolly ranchers out the window.


You already have kids. You're already on the road trip. Maybe don't also do yet another thing to kill animals?


Again, I don’t disagree. Don’t do it. But clutch your pearls about having kids, buying cars, and going on road trips.

Not throwing Jolly Ranchers out the window is like making sure the stove is off when the house is already on fire.


You could roll down the window, pretend to toss the candy, and put it in your pocket.


Or just eat it


and teach them that littering is OK?


Would it work as well with quarters or dollar bills from a designated Souvenir Fund?


A better option is to eat it yourself.




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