You found the perfect way to approach this MUE! Addressing things as they come up is SO PERFECT!!!!!!!! Keep it up! I think that she did hear you and I also think that she will continue to hear you.

I grew up getting pushed around because I wouldn't stand up for myself and later I realized that I got pushed around because I wouldn't stand up for myself. I realized that it isn't anyone else's job to stand up for me but mine and if I choose to not stand up for myself then I will be mistreated by some people. I found that most people, if not all, respond to boundaries. "You get treated the way you allow people to treat you". (Of course this doesn't apply to children vs. authority figures).