Disclaimer: I don't own GOOD LUCK CHARLIE
Normally Teddy was a mild-mannered teen but today she was furious. Her sister was being bullied in school and then her mom decided to put Charlie in time out for defending herself.
"This is outrageous," Teddy yelled at her mother picking her sister up. Charlie was only 2 and very confused.
"Teddy not in front of Charlie," Amy whispered.
"Mom do you realize how unfair you're being. Charlie is being bullied at school and you want to punish her for that"
"Not for being bullied. She said a bad word and she spit on another kid"
"Who pushed her down, took her macaroni necklace and pulled her hair and who's been picking on her all the time," Teddy said annoyed.
"I'm not saying it's right that she's bullied but that's not the way to handle bullying. She could have told a teacher or asked this boy nicely not to be mean"
"She's 2," Teddy said, "You shouldn't punish a two year old. You should teach a two year old. I mean you know you're being unfair. You know it and you can't even admit it because you're such a butthead."
"Did you just call me a butthead," Amy asked half amused half annoyed.
"Yes. I did and I'll call you it again. Butthead. Butthead. Butthead"
"You do realize that's anatomically impossible right," Amy asked.
Charlie looked up.
"Mama still love me," she asked.
Amy took Charlie from Teddy's arms.
Damn, she thought, Charlie's a sensitive one.
Teddy was also sensitive which was good in some ways but in others it was not so good. Sensitive people tend to get taken advantage of easily and Amy did not like that for her children. They learned Teddy was sensitive when she was scolded at 2 for someont minor and she cried for 10 minutes thinking 'momma doesn't love me anymore'.
Amy ignored it first thinking that Teddy was being a typical two-year-old and trying to make mommy feel guilty. But after ten minutes when even Bob couldn't redirect her and even PJ couldn't cheer her up Amy became concerned. She made an appointment with a therapist friend of hers for Teddy and then she managed to calm Teddy down after 45 minutes.
"Of course I love you Charlie," Amy said, "But you didn't do the right thing when you said a bad word and when you spit and when you pulled that little boy's hair"
"What I should do," Charlie asked.
"Well you should tell the teacher," Amy said, "She'll help"
"Adam still mean to me," Charlie said.
"What do you mean," Amy asked.
"Adam tease me every day. Adam be mean to me every day"
Amy had a look on her face that Teddy recognized. That look said Looks like it's time for mama bear to come out of her cave.
"No," Teddy said, "Do not bring mama bear out of her cave. Mama bear needs to stay in her cave"
"But Teddy," Amy said, "I can't have my pour defenseless little Charlie being bullied. She's only 2 and she's being bullied."
"Fine," Teddy said, "I will go talk to Charlie's teacher and you will stay put. Every time mama bear comes out of her cave it's a disaster"