i've created a monster

When adults ask Elian his name, they often mistake it for Elliot. I told him when that happened that it's okay for him to correct them and tell them that it's actually Elian.

So, this morning while walking Norman, we passed our neighbor who lives across the street -- a nice older gentleman who recently suffered a heart-attack and had like a triple-bypass or something and now walks regularly. As we approach him, he smiles at Elian and says in a most endearing way, "Hi, Honey!" To which Elian responds, "My name is ELI-ANNNN... E-L-I-A-N..."

I guess he told him.