WHY EAGLES DON’T RAISE “30-YEAR-OLD KIDS LIVING IN THEIR PARENTS’ BASEMENT”
Eagles have a simple — and surprisingly wise — parenting strategy.
When the hatchlings are tiny, the mother lines the nest with soft grass and feathers so it’s warm, cozy, and perfectly comfortable.
But when the time comes, she starts pulling all that softness out.
Suddenly the same nest becomes prickly, awkward, and very uncomfortable.
No more luxury suite. No more room service. No more all-inclusive parenting plan.
The eaglet starts fidgeting, shifting, trying to figure out what to do next.
And that’s when Mom takes things up a level — literally.
She lifts the young eagle high into the sky… and lets go.
Lesson one: flying.
The eaglet spreads its wings, but they don’t hold yet. The wind wins. It tumbles.
The mother watches — waits until the last possible moment — then dives, catches it, and takes it back up.
And drops it again.
And again.
And again… until those wings finally learn what they were made for. …More