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When Pat Bolding shaved his beard off for the first time in eight years, he knew he'd get a big reaction

The dad decided to film his 3-year-old daughter when she saw him for the first time in her life without a beard, and was rewarded with a hilarious reaction

Bolding tells PEOPLE it was "gold"

Pat Bolding wasn't sure what he was expecting when he shaved off his beard for the first time in eight years. But his daughter certainly gave him an amazing reaction.

The dad shared a video on his TikTok on Sept. 14 and explained that he was going to shave for the first time in his 3-year-old daughter Shelby's life.

"I haven’t seen my face in eight years. I hope this isn’t a mistake,” Bolding says. “Alright, here we go. Time to show the family.”

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