Mary is the stereotypical nagging wife. She and Jimmy seem to have a history of arguing, to their son Timmy's displeasure. The main reason she is constantly telling her husband to take responsibility and stop blaming others for his problems is because they need the money to cure Timmy's Tourette's Syndrome. She left Jimmy (in actuality, she was "kidnapped" by Sam and Max in the past in order to take her to present-day Jimmy) which probably caused him to turn to a life of crime than trying to make it in boxing.