Will Smith shares hilarious footage of the time young Jaden cut his own hair

The most "dad" Instagram post ever.
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Nicole Gallucci
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Will Smith is a cool dad, but he's not above trolling his own celebrity children on social media.

The 50-year-old actor has quite the hilarious Instagram presence, and he gave his 27.5 million followers a real treat on Friday when he uploaded some archival footage of his son Jaden.

You see, back in 2005 when Jaden was six years old, he did what so many kids before and after him have done: He cut his own hair.

The short film, titled Jaden Hair Mysteries, takes viewers on Will's journey to uncover the mystery of loose hair all over his house.

"So, I come in the house. You know my son Jaden, I kiss his head and there's a little hair in my mouth, so I begin walking around the house," he explains to the camera.

"I start to notice little things," he says, filming piles of hair on the floor and couch, along with a pair of unattended scissors. He then films his wife Jada Pinkett Smith laughing while he interrogates Jaden.

"What happened last night?" Will asks, to which Jaden replies, "I don't know" and gives the camera some serious looks.

Will seems to think Jaden's "reverse fade" might catch on today, and honestly, from everything we've seen about social media challenges we wouldn't put it past people to embrace this cut.

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Nicole Gallucci

Nicole is a Senior Editor at Mashable. She primarily covers entertainment and digital culture trends, and in her free time she can be found watching TV, sending voice notes, or going viral on Twitter for admiring knitwear. You can follow her on Twitter @nicolemichele5.

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