For two school years, at my college bass teacher's request, I gave bass lessons to a high school student after school. Just before the student's second year, I asked his mother for a pay increase. At the start of the next lesson, the student told me, "I hear you asked for an increase. It's not my money, so I think you should get it."
There's nothing like support with a disclaimer. Or, as a former supervisor used to say, "I'm with you, win or tie."
