A cheeky toddler has shaved half of his head after giving himself a DIY haircut with his dad’s beard trimmer.
Two-year-old Otis Morgan, from Ashbourne, Derbyshire, managed to get his hands on the clippers, which had been charging outside the bathroom, as his mum Faith, 37, folded laundry.
After giving himself a trim, Otis then crawled into his parents’ bedroom, where his mum spotted him.
But it wasn’t until she walked into the hallway a few minutes later that she noticed the trimmer on the floor surrounding by tufts of baby hair.
“I had to laugh. I mean you either choose to laugh or cry in situations like that”, Faith told Jam Press.
“He was playing with his sister’s unicorn toy which makes a buzzing noise as it spins round, so I didn’t even register the buzzing noise of the clippers.
“Having seen his daddy shave his hair regularly he obviously decided to try them himself.
“He wandered back into my bedroom and I saw that he had hair on his sleeve.
“I honestly thought he had been hugging our cat and was surprised at how much he had been shedding.
“But it didn’t take me long to realise there was far too much hair for it to be the cat!
“Then I saw the damage he had done and asked him what had happened.
“I must admit I did cry later at the idea that we might have to shave all his hair off.
“Just because how drastically different he would suddenly look!”
Faith took photos of Otis’ creative snipping before posting them in a Facebook parenting group to ask for advice, leaving other users in stitches at her son’s artistic skills.
The post, which has 4,300 likes so far, read: “So my husband left his hair clippers on change and my 2yr old found them.
“I know these things happen (my daughter cut off her hair with a pair of scissors a few years ago, why is it always my children?! Actually plz don’t answer that) and I know it will grow back but has anyone had their child do something similar and have pictures of how you styled it to make it look Ok?
“I really don’t want to shave all his hair off.” [sic]
Facebook users saw the funny side of Otis’ mishap, with one commenting: “Bless him! We have all had kids cut their hair. It is like a rite of passage for each kid. Sending hugs!”
A second social media user added: “I’m sorry to laugh but this is hilarious. Bless him. The hairdresser will sort it don’t worry. Definitely save these pics for his 18th/21st/wedding day xxx.”
“I’m impressed that he worked out how to use them! Well done little guy, you’re clearly a resourceful chap!,” added someone else.
Hundreds more shared similar experiences with their own young kids.
One parent recalled: “My son cut his hair so short to his scalp when he was 3. I had to shave his whole head. When we went out a man asked if he has cancer! I was heartbroken. I do sympathise with you.”
Another dad said: “Got to laugh, my daughter shaved her eyebrows and cut her own fringe, thought the wife was going to die from the panic attack, I thought I was going to die because I couldn’t stop laughing.”
“I have six kids and everyone of them have done this my second youngest even shaved the dog when she was younger,” added another user.
Desperate to salvage her son’s hair, Faith booked an appointment at the hairdresser for the the next day.
The stay-at-home mum added: “A lot of people thought it looked like he had a mullet and said he should keep it because it was making a comeback!
“Others say he was trying to style his hair like his dad was has a shaved head.
“There were suggestions of styling it like a Peaky Blinders haircut or a mohawk but we didn’t go quite that extreme in the end.
“I’m so relieved that we managed to get away without having to go down that route.
it won’t take long to grow back.
“It isn’t too noticeable now and is something to make people smile.
“He’s a cheeky monkey so they are used to his antics!”
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