Read the excerpt from "Charles." With the third week of kindergarten Charles was an institution in our family; the baby was being a Charles when she cried all afternoon; Laurie did a Charles when he filled his wagon full of mud and pulled it through the kitchen; even my husband, when he caught his elbow in the telephone cord and pulled telephone, ashtray, and a bowl of flowers off the table, said, after the first minute, "Looks like Charles." What does the phrase "Charles was an institution in our family" imply about Charles? Charles has begun spending a great deal of time with Laurie's family. The personalities of Laurie's family members are just as difficult as Charles'. Charles's influence has caused the family to act in ways that are disruptive or destructive. Charles has become a very big part of the family's day-to-day life.