Mum's horror as son lets electric shaver loose on siblings' hair

Hacking off your hair is almost a rite of passage for children, and the results of the re-styles can often be hilarious.

But one mum was left in tears after her son decided to give himself and his siblings new haircuts with an electric razor.

Stephanie Plucknette, a nurse from the US, took to Instagram to share her children’s new styles.

Her eldest son, Teddy, found the razor, plugged it in and decided to play a game of hairdressers with his brother, Freddie and sister, Eloise.

He began by shaving the top of his head, before leaving his sister with a big bald spot.

And after working his magic on his youngest brother, the toddler was left with a few stray bald patches on top of his head.

It’s hard not to chuckle when Stephanie asks daughter Eloise if she likes her new haircut and the girl immediately replies “No”.

When asked why she let her brother to do it, Teddy is quick to step in and explain: “She said she liked me doing that a lot and I did it and we wanted to show you.”

Little Teddy’s foray into hairdressing was also shared by his uncle, Ian Hagadorn, who posted Stephanie’s video on Twitter where it quickly went viral.

Many praised the mum-of-three for staying so so calm in the face of the hairstyling disaster and comforting her kids by telling them that the hair will grow back.

It isn’t just hacking off their hair that kids often get up to when parents’ backs are turned.

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