Your post and the OPs suggest another factor that I have personally observed as being significant: gender.
I am generalizing but father/daughter, as in the OP's case, seems to result in more leeway being given to the child, which can undermine the authority role of the father. Whereas with father/son, it seems that being more stern and authoritative is a natural tendency or, at the very least, the social norm. Same goes for mother/son vs. mother/daughter.
I am generalizing but father/daughter, as in the OP's case, seems to result in more leeway being given to the child, which can undermine the authority role of the father. Whereas with father/son, it seems that being more stern and authoritative is a natural tendency or, at the very least, the social norm. Same goes for mother/son vs. mother/daughter.