Okay I am going to be super direct about this: If you want your family member to make games: you have to let him/her know you cannot start making those off-the-shelf games that are created by a talented teams of individuals. You have to start out making the really simple games that gives you a real solid fundamental of game development and programming.

My professor once said: a complicated problem is made up of simple problems.

If you start working out the simple problems which means to start programming the simple games, you are more likely to continue because you have a better sense of direction of your ability rather than get frustrated by a problem because you neglect learning simple knowledge.

Tell him or her that it is the real truth. If you want to learn, you have to start learning the basic level of things.

If he or she does not have prior programming experience, pick a programming language and start writing simple programs and start building up from there. It is not an over-night thing and if you have a passion for this stuff, you will be making games in no time.

Learn procedural programming and then learn object-oriented programming. Then start making games and ask him/her to join on this forum or any game development forum and ask specific question. I am sure he or she needs some support when facing some problems programming.

Anyone can make a game if he/she put a lot of time and effort into the project. I failed calculus III 2 times and I made my first game which is an space shooter game using just standard java library.

Maybe game development is just not the thing for him.

I'm sorry but that was just flat out the wrong thing to say. I've seen some very good game programmers be successful while still not being good at math.

When I was a Freshmen in high school I absolutely hated math. But I got into Computer Science when I was a freshmen in high school because my Algebra teacher was a Computer Science Major fresh out of college and he helped get that schools Computer Science department going. He saw I was interested in it so he took my hand and guided me privately, for free, while taking time out of his busy schedule. He helped me understand everything so much more.

Now I am in college majoring in Computer Science and minoring in math. I'm still not the best at math and don't pretend to be. Matter of fact I do still make some dumb mistakes on math tests and I do still need to study very hard to make a good grade in it. But he solely is the one to get me interested in Computer Science/Game Development. I don't like hearing "it's not the thing for him."

Heck, my Cal 2 Professor couple semesters back told me a story of how when she was going to school to major in Math. She told me how she was the worst in the class, failed some math classes and all that. She was kept on being told "Math is not for you." She didn't care. Now she has PhD in Math and is a very well known and high up professor. Telling someone "it's just not for them" is never the right thing IMO. They can still do game development.

Wow this is some incredible feed back thank you everyone, and now i will give him the right stuff in fact ill take him to the forum and have him read this for him self the funny thing is i didn't tell him i am going to do this. I really do would like to thank each and everyone of you again though for you'r kind replies and great inspirational stories especially the the stories it's not everyday a stranger open's up to help someone along with sharing their personal experiences.That is also the big reason why i came here because great dev's look out for each other :) you have given hope and in times of desperation that is one of the most valuable emotions to posses right now so goodbye i hope i always run into people like you, for troubles of other's and my self.