Addicted to world of Warcraft during family holiday

At 18, he joined his father’s expensive family skiing trip to France after weeks of artificial-slope lessons. At the addiction’s peak, he withdrew after one day, obsessing over WoW and refusing to ski. His father shouted publicly, threatening to delete WoW; he skied happily on the final day and later regretted hurting him.

Addiction overrode family connection, but hindsight brought guilt and recognition of his father’s effort.