thanks! appreciate the response. I do think they probably have valid concerns, and I absolutely trust them.

The frustrating part for me is why wait till the last possible minute? why avoid talking about this until it's too late? I would have loved to have the chance to design it better upfront, or at least have a conversation about it.

It's possible they're overwhelmed with work, it's also possible that I'm making the deadline a bigger deal than it should be.

Your response was super helpful to think about this, thank you.