User blog comment:Dragonzako/Thoughts on Loud parents/@comment-25546256-20180209010305/@comment-34904882-20180209012827

TBF, for Timmy's parents, they didn't become straight up abusive until after Channel Chasers. Before then, they were okay parents that were just busy and did realize their mistakes. Plus The Grass is Greener shows that even if Timmy was the reason why they didn't afford stuff, they still loved him.