Samantha, since you are a woman, you have no experience on how a man relates to his father as regards his own place in the world and his perspectives.
A little boy sees his father as a role model and wants to imitate him. In addition, a boy also sees in his father a future version of himself.
My case, for instance: when you sense that your father is not considered a sexy person, differently from other fathers who are complimented on their looks, you wonder why. You soon realize it is because daddy is slick bald and no one ever says to him he is fascinating. What then happens is that you start wondering whether the same thing will happen to you. It takes 18 years, but then you realize it will happen to you. 18 years is a long time. You will remember those years forever. You will remember those years because they are the foundation of how your self image was built.
So, if one compares his own story to daddy's, one does not have "daddy issues." One is doing the compulsory effort of understanding where his self esteem comes from.
If you want to talk about the mother/daughter dynamics, please do. But please do not underestimate or belittle the delicate and complicated process of the formation of the character of a man.