Interesting interesting... *taking notes* for rottmnt, do you prefer evil draxum & big mama, or kinda good parent draxum & big mama?
Ooooo. That is a good question. I think I just like it when the parents are nuanced generally, like as long as its interesting and not one dimensional.
Like I do have my own perception of how I'd write them. I like to think that Draxum saw the turtles initially as weapons but was still affectionate in the sense a soldier cleans and maintains their rifle. I do think his arrogance would definitely lead to some childhood conflict.
For Big Mama, I'm less picky, I just like manipulative Big Mama, that's fun. I think since Big Mama had less screen-time, I just don't have a good grasp on her. Like she seems like she loved Splinter but was that truly her trying to get Splinter back into the ring (wedding or battle (haha I love wordplay)) or not.