If children resent their parents because they are not easy going, they are on their way down. The issue for parents is fairness. For parents, the issue is not to demand obedience. Nor is the issue winning the love of the child. The love of children amounts to very little because they have little capacity for love.
Some parents try to buy love from their children.
When they do, they get little in return. Parents cannot buy affection from the child. A child will resent the parent who makes them eat properly. The child will love us in the long run but probably not the short run if we execute discipline. If we do not do what is right for them, they may not love us, or at least not respect us, in the short run.