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When her mom was left with a less-than-perfect haircut, Lily couldn't resist documenting the moment. In a video that has now gained more than 930,000 views on TikTok, she shared their reactions to the botched cut.
"The time my mum got a botch hair cut but remained the most humble woman ever," the text overlay read.
The video began with Lily, who didn't give a surname, laughing before panning to her mom Julia's hair, There was a noticeably uneven line at the back of her head, with chunks of the hair cut in different directions.
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"Mom, that's not a style; it's not even straight," Lily said in the video, to which Julia—who also didn't give a surname—calmly replied: "I know. Do you think you can make it straight for me?"
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Julia, who lives in Herefordshire, England, had the haircut two years ago, and it was the first she had after cancer recovery. "It was a trainee," Lily told Newsweek, giving the reason for the cut, but she said that her mom was able to get it fixed shortly after.
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"It came through as a memory and [I] thought it was too good not to share," Lily said.
The video prompted an outpouring of comments from viewers, who were mostly impressed by Julia's cool and collected reaction to the haircut mishap.
"It's inspiring how relaxed she is about it," posted viewer wah.seille. Pat wrote: "I'd be in hibernation."
"Ah your mums a vibe," Chloe wrote. "I wish I could be this relaxed."
A professional hairdresser, Elise, even wrote: "As a hairdresser I am horrified."
Vis commented: "Honestly I'm impressed with how chilled she is about it because I would be screaming."
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"Please tell me you got your money back," posted viewer Gemma.
"I am in love with the reaction, especially about how calm my mum was," Lily said. "She's been through some turmoil and not much fazes this woman now. [She is] very thankful for all the lovely comments about her. The hair is indeed OK now."
This isn't the first time a bad haircut has left internet users sympathizing and laughing at the same time. TikTok poster Tayler shared her reaction when her wavy locks were cut into a bob that just reached her chin—far shorter than she was hoping for.
And Elisabetta shared what happened when she asked for a very specific haircut and came out with a choppy, layered cut she was not pleased with.
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