Winter break was fast approaching. All Scott wanted to do was to go snowboarding. (fortunately), Scott's parents had different plans. They had booked a weeklong trip to Hawaii. Scott hated warm weather and asked he could just stay at his best friend's house so that he could snowboard every day. His parents didn't want to hear anything of it. He kept (debate) with them about the topic, but they would not change their minds. Family time was important to them, and it was a tradition that they spent winter break together.
