Urban Legends: The Baby in the High Chair

 The baby in the high chair is a tragic Urban Legends to have parents think twice about leaving their children behind.

A young couple was ready for a trip and a little bit of time away from their bundle of joy. They had hired an older woman they knew to watch their baby for the duration of the trip. When it was time to leave for the airport the babysitter did not arrive. They telephoned her home and learned that she was on her way there and would be there in about 15 minutes. 

Knowing that the babysitter was close they decided to leave. They placed their baby in the highchair and left the back door open for her. However, before the woman was to arrive she would have a heart attack and die.

No one had contacted the couple thinking that they would figure out that she was not coming. No one had a clue for the duration of the trip that the baby was alone. The parents got no updates or calls from the babysitter but figured that maybe she did not like phones as she was older. 

When the couple came back they saw a horrible a tragic sight. Their baby was still sitting in their high chair.

There are other variations of the story of what happened to the babysitter. The babysitter may have died shortly after getting to the home, or in a car wreck on the way there. In some variations the couple are Norweigen. 

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