"Sitting on a random corner, in the grassy crux of my driveway and West King Street, it waits for a…

"Sitting on a random corner, in the grassy crux of my driveway and West King Street, it waits for a new family.

To be honest, it shouldn’t even be there, looking quite new as it does. Not yet two years old.

The original high chair that we had owned — a luxurious Peg Perego — had been sold years before for a mere pittance of just $10 at a yard sale. This “new” high chair came to us after our fourth child was born. It was made by Childcraft, with a sturdy wooden seat and a large thick plastic tray,...