User blog comment:Miskos3/Fairy Tail 525: Why Did the Emperor Never Love His Child?, Review/@comment-4829046-20170304191746/@comment-4829046-20170305004945

Fair point. Still, the dynamics in that one were bit different. That is, if you are referring to the Gales' and Hardener. There was no real comparison with mother figures. They died alright, but that's about it(can sorta throw Layla into that logic I guess). In this case, there is clear juxtaposition, especially with Erza bringing up Makarov. Must remember that even with Makarov, the issue with Ivan is there. These characters seem to fair better when they grow up in more feisty FT guild environment than with blood relatives. Proactively seeking parental attachment only seems detrimental going by the examples so far, hence why even Cana and Romeo are so tsun tsun. Midnight, Larcade and Ultear, heck even the Demon Gates, can be taken as end results of that statement.

Of course, I'm reading too deep into it. :P