Correct. I forgot to mention that Nico was also caught red-faced when Kimberly, in his unusual-at-age-three bluntness, criticized the “misplaced” feet on top of the table. Truth is no one understood what the kiddo said except Julie.

Julie asked the kiddo to say sorry, to which he silently obliged. Kimberly even kissed Nico on the cheek while whispering how sorry he was for being, well…yeah, tactless.

So Nico had to ask Julie what was the sorry all about. Like, what was it for. And it was only then that the bureau chief—Julie's boss (with stress)—realized the gravity of the statement and went red face. That it wasn't just a criticism but also an insult. In his comment, Nico said:

“and you forgot dear na sinabihan nya ako na bakit daw nakapatong ang paa ko sa mesa e mabaho naman daw! pasalamat sya at bata sya! kundi nailibing ko sya ng buhay!

”in fairness, he's gonna grow up a fairy. “

Last night Julie told me that she had a “quarrel” with Kimberly. She said:

“Away kami kanina. As in cold war. Imagine mo ba naman…yong mga dolls niya bi-nucher niya because he wanted the Chubby Thalia to have the legs of Barbie. Hay! Body of Dark Christine na may head ni Polkie na three strands lang ang hair…”

I texted Nico about it who said:

“Magiging platic surgeon ang bata.”

Julie was imagining something different, though.

“Mali si Nico. Baklang matador si Kenneth. Nagalit ako kasi tinarayan ako na toys lang naman daw yong mga yon. I told him na pera ang ginamit para bilhin yong mga toys na yon. Sabihin ba naman sa akin na ibenta ko lang daw uli…at magiging masaya daw ba ako pag naibenta ko ang toys nya!”

Billycoy said Kimberly should start reading Dan Brown and Tom Clancy. Nico disagreed with the suggestion and instead offered Harold Robbins and the Anonymous series I, He, She, and Them.

“And also lessons on good manners and right conduct. Baka lumaking balahura ang bata.”

With Julie, in whom I trust, around? I doubt.