I have failed as a parent

My son just told me top gear is lame.

I don't know where I went wrong.

Fetal alcohol syndrome, mercury or lead poisoning, broken chromosomes, who can say?

Sometimes it just isn't the parents' fault...

Does he look like the mailman?

If your response was anything other than "I...have...no...son...." you're being way too easy on him. You've got to nip this in the bud.

it's ok if he was talking about the US Top Gear.. unacceptable if he was talking about the proper Brit version..

Check under his mattress for Bieber CDs and lip gloss.

Get him a dress.

Much like Samson broke his covenant with The Lord and lost his power, you broke your covenant as a Texan with The Lord's Team: The Cowboys.

His Judgment upon you has turned your son against Top Gear.

Nick_Comstock wrote: My son just told me top gear is lame. I don't know where I went wrong.

really....?? sounds like a well informed kid to me...... Top Gear... really? more like 4 really old boring schmucks

The cars are cool... but the hosts and humor remind me of Howard Stern

oldeskewltoy wrote:

Nick_Comstock wrote: My son just told me top gear is lame. I don't know where I went wrong.

really....?? sounds like a well informed kid to me...... Top Gear... really? more like 4 really old boring schmucks The cars are cool... but the hosts and humor remind me of Howard Stern

you lived on a diet of mostly lead paint chips when you were a kid, didn't you?

Nick_Comstock wrote: My son just told me top gear is lame. I don't know where I went wrong.

well … often it is

So your son, who is a teenager or less, isn't interested in a show hosted by three senior citizens. Next you are going to tell me he's not concerned whether Axl and Slash can put their differences aside. Dear me.

yes.. Top Gear original or American lite? I agree that TGUSA -is- lame.

UK. It's the saddest day I've had as a parent. He is six. I feel I have let him down.

Anybody know any brainwashing techniques

oldeskewltoy wrote:

Nick_Comstock wrote: My son just told me top gear is lame. I don't know where I went wrong.

really....?? sounds like a well informed kid to me...... Top Gear... really? more like 4 really old boring schmucks The cars are cool... but the hosts and humor remind me of Howard Stern

Have to agree. Top gear is lame.

You can still put him up for adoption. My wife and two daughters, none of who are really into cars all love TG UK.

It's true. The last few seasons have been lame. I think it started going downhill somewhere around the 16th season. Until then it was brilliant.

I came here looking for her stage name..

I was let down

I keep going off Top Gear - I'd watch a season or two and then decide I had better things to do with my time, like grooming the cat or something. A season later I'd go back, rinse, repeat. It's been like that for at least the last ten years. A lot of the time, I prefer Fifth Gear.

Same with the US version, although I must say I actually think the last season was pretty decent.

Oddly enough, I like James May's "People's Cars" specials.

Have him watch Mighty Car Mods, I can see TG lacking appeal to kids, my son is hit or miss on it, but oddly, he likes TGUSA. Mighty Car Mods is fun, and seems aimed at young/short attention span people, if he can't get into that, then your truly screwed.

Well, Jeremy Clarkson does leave a lot to be desired do he's not completely wrong

How young is too young for waterboarding?

HappyAndy wrote: Have him watch Mighty Car Mods, I can see TG lacking appeal to kids, my son is hit or miss on it, but oddly, he likes TGUSA. Mighty Car Mods is fun, and seems aimed at young/short attention span people, if he can't get into that, then your truly screwed.

THIS! Do it!

TG doesn't do it for me anymore either. I'd rather watch these guys:

https://www.youtube.com/user/drive

I should count my blessings then. My son lives and breathes Top Gear. He has a Stig poster in his bedroom and quotes the show at me all the time.