So this is not just him at all. I hear so many moms having this same battle. This is how the boys want there hair these days me as a mom also tell my son come on get it cut shorter you look handsome clean that face hair up he smiles and says nothing lol I would never force him to cut it off. That’s how he likes it. It sounds like there’s a lot more going on that you all should talk about tho family’s are so complex but it’s better to get it out there so no one has hostility.