IPhones keep re-checking numbers in iMessage

I have three phone numbers and 5 emails associated with my iTunes account. I have purposely assigned each device in my home it's own phone number and/or email address so that all of my family members can send iMessages or Facetime each other independently.
Here's the problem: About once a week, I'll send a message to my wife (phone number), but my son (phone number) will also receive my message. They'll both reply and won't get each others message. I will then manually get into my son's phone settings and see that, for some reason, both his phone number and my wife's phone number has a check mark next to it. So I'll uncheck my wife's number leaving only his phone number checked.  Problem solved, right?
Wrong. The next week I'll send a message to my son (phone number) and my iMac (email address) will also receive the message. I'll go into my computer settings and, sure enough, the email I've assigned to my Mac AND my son's phone number both have check marks next to them. So I'll uncheck the box next to my sons phone number only to have it happen again a week or so later.
This is cycle that is repeated weekly on different phones and devices.
Why, oh why does this keep happening?  No matter how many times I uncheck stuff, it keeps automatically rechecking. It's driving me insane.

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