User blog comment:Miskos3/Fairy Tail 525: Why Did the Emperor Never Love His Child?, Review/@comment-4829046-20170304191746/@comment-7418318-20170305071648

Well... once he went broke Jude actually turned out quite alright (though that was probably more due to Lucy's previous visit with him rather than the going broke itself) as far as fathers go. I'm sure he and Lucy would have a wonderful parent/child relationship if he hadn't died.