Not sure...for me (being a girl and all
) it was probably the other way round...
'Dad' meant fun, lots of love, lots of play, loads of attention etc whilst growing up...poor 'Mum' meant the one who did all the 'stuff' and growled at me...the voice of discipline.
As I exited my teens 'Dad' meant mentor, friend, ally and sometimes enemy...but always solid like a mountain...reliable, stoic, protector..."Mum' became less rule enforcer and more friend and ally...
Once I married and had children of my own 'Dad' still meant all those things, but 'Mum' became much more meaningful and powerful...pragmatic, selfless, stoic....heroine.