What says "middle-age" more than a La-Z-Boy! I got mine when I was recovering from fairly serious surgery a few years ago. Short of having your own mother come and personally bring you a bowl of hot chicken soup, a La-Z-Boy is the apex of recovery furniture. These chairs were created by two cousins - Edward M. Knabusch and Edwin J. Shoemaker - in 1928. They said that they wanted to design a chair for what they called, "nature’s way of relaxing." Now that I've developed a middle-aged creaky back, the right chair has become much more of a priority than when I could easily contort my body into just about any form.
Isn't it true that in a brief period of time, certain chairs become the exclusive "property" of particular family members - "...that's Dad's chair!" Like unconsciously claiming the same pew every Sunday and sitting in the same formation around the dinner table, chairs, in particular, show that we are creatures of habit. This, then, becomes just one more reason why disposing of old furniture becomes difficult...habits die hard. Our possessions represent years of ingrained habits. Removing a possession disrupts the habits.
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