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<p>Yes, don’t deprive him of the joy of rebelling against the old folks! Anyway, this is a safe, harmless way for him to express his individuality.</p>
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<p>That’s the way we felt also. </p>
<p>Reminds me of when I went to high school (late 60s to early 70s). Hair length was a BIG deal. If you were a boy with long shoulder length hair, you couldn’t get your photo in the yearbook. Seemed dumb to me then, but the shoe is on the other foot now that I am a parent. Having seen long haired kids grow up to be military officers and conservative businessmen, seems like hair styles don’t have much to do with the future at all!</p>
<p>We had the same discussion in our family at about the same age. My only parameters were ‘You will not look unkempt. You will look clean and well-groomed.’ He accepted, but lost interest before hair was long enough! Good luck. This, too, shall pass.</p>
<p>I would never fight with a kid about hair. My younger son has shoulder length hair and secretly I love it.</p>
<p>Trustafarian. Hey. It’s a look. </p>
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<p>My BF loves having his hair ‘long’. Not like, to his shoulders, but past his ears… He throws on a hat and then you can’t even tell how long it is. I got my hair cut really short one day and it wound up being even shorter then his. Very next day he showed up at work with a new hair cut, less than an inch long. Everyone was amazed… I guess it was the first time anyone saw him with his hair that short. He goes there is no way I am having longer hair then her, lol! Recently he grew it back to that length again, and about a week ago he decided to surprise me by cutting it off again. The long hair kind of looks shaggy and slackerish… I don’t mind it either way, but I do think he looks really sharp with it cut short. :)</p>