I admit that when my husband tells me to cut the umbilical cord it's caused me a great deal of pain and frustration. He just doesn't get it. Men think differently than women so often. My husband literally said I needed to kick my son out of the nest just like birds do. He said he will either learn to fly or fall and die. My husband actually thought this analogy made sense and would be helpful for me. It wasn't. My husband means well though, we just don't see eye to eye on my son at all most of the time. So far my son has stayed inside.