User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 286: Laxus vs. Alexei, Review./@comment-2106167-20120609073032/@comment-3987368-20120609083007

When I first saw her on the docks, she was hot, When we found about she had a daughter, I was like "Wow, Fairy Tail now has a MILF :D"

Hard to say since Obra and Kurohebi could be useful but Nullpuding and Flare didn't really have much skill (that we saw) that would be effective against mages like Natsu or Mirajane.

Probably but I think it was already done symbolically with his tears at the end of the Tenrou Island arc as well as his overall better attitude. Though it would be nice if he expressed it outright.