let the ants have the bubble gum

Zoe came home with Dad with a mouth full of bubble gum.. some minutes later she asked for her bag of chips from lunch.. I gave it to her but tried to explain that she'd have to take the gum out and throw it away. She said that she keep chewing until it was gone. I tried to explain how it doesn't work that way. After some time, she really wanted to eat the chips... I gave her a tissue and told her to throw her gum away. She said, "No, I want to give it to the ants [outside]. They will take it away." [insert mom arguing here] and she opened the door and spit the gum out.