This question of how much to accept and how much to push is an area of parenting/life I wrestle with all the time. I have mental struggles with how to 'allow' with out 'enabling'. So far most of my instincts have worked - though there's been a few hurdles. Now, I am wrestling with how much to let go....
Having a little chuckle over the 'technical difficulties' of finding a pic... you do a bang up job creating an image with your words Kristin.