Text Messaging Issues between my family members.

I have one Apple ID that is used between my iPhone, my wife's iPhone, and my son's iPhone.  Without knowing exactly what iCloud was, we all turned it on.  We quickly learned that all of our contacts were merged together, contact names were changes, etc.  So we turned it all off with the exception of "Find My Phone".
Now, when the three of us text message each other, the message from my wife, for example, says it's from me.  Or, I will respond to a message to my son, but it will no only go to my son but also to my wife.
How can I get this cleaned up?  It only happens betwen the three of us. All other text messaging works properly. 

Our message balloons are blue.  Quick question: if I turn off iMessage, then it sounds like I would lose the benefit of iMessage (i.e. free messaging to any users using iPhones).
If I were to create separate Apple ID's for each of us, how that effect apps that were purchased?  For example, between the three of us, we all have purchased different apps that we all use. If I were to create a totally separate Apple ID, would I need to re-purchase any apps that I already did?  Or... what if my wife purchased an app, then I want it as well, would I need to pay for it twice?
Thanks for all your help!!

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