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The boys completely ignored the obvious – their race. Jax's mother posted her son's plan on Facebook to a few hundred friends and it took off. It was shared thousands of times around the world.

Jax, who turns 5 this week, told his mom he wanted to shave his head so he could look like his friend, Reddy. According to him, the only noticeable difference between the boys was their hair style.

The story, posted by Lydia Stith Rosebush, is about Lydia’s sweet son, Jax, who wanted to get the same haircut as his best friend, Reddy, so that his teacher wouldn’t be able to tell them apart.