I don't think you're wrong, Lisa.
The head trainer for the entire Ballys chain of gyms came to talk to us last year and said - no, do not train abs every day! They ARE like every other muscle group and need at least a day of rest between training sessions. If you work abs every day, you'll create micro-scarring in the muscle, which will hinder ab development.
He reinforced what I had always been taught, which is abs no more than three times a week. Who has time for more than that anyway, if you're working all your other muscle groups and doing cardio?