" So many of us hang around and maintain relationships with people—and sometimes family members—who constantly bring us down instead of lift us up. Life is too short to waste your time with these people. It doesn’t mean you have to cut them out of your life completely, but you can always demote them from friend to acquaintance status. "

― John Z. Sonmez , The Complete Software Developer's Career Guide: How to Learn Programming Languages Quickly, Ace Your Programming Interview, and Land Your Software Developer Dream Job