Where Babies Come From

So, several weeks ago, Chloe and Roman started playing this game.  He pretends to be her pet puppy and she named him "Shuffle."  Well, this little game has evolved and he often refuses to be called by his name and argues that his name is "Shuffle."  He insists on crawling around the house (which has worn holes in TWO pairs of pants) and he allows Chloe to give him orders like a little dog. And of course, Chloe loves giving orders and making him do her bidding.

And that's where I have to draw the line.  It's gotten out of hand, I think, and it just seems demeaning to me. I'm tired of him refusing to answer to his name and I'm really worried about the way he likes to be treated like a dog.  I've gotten firm with Walter not to encourage it anymore and Chloe gets punished when she plays along now. 

So, this morning, he was being "Shuffle" again and I went upstairs to him.  I wanted to reinforce that he IS NOT a dog, but a little BOY with a name that I gave him. He came from ME and he will answer to the name that I gave him.  So, I said to him, "Roman, come here.  Come talk to me."  And I asked, "Roman, tell me where you came from."

And he answered, "Walt Disney World!"