Too true NM!! There is a story in Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul about a kid who was walking home and saw another kid (who was very unpopular) with all of his books and offered to help him (even though it wouldn't go over well with his football buddies) and ultimately befriended him. At graduation, the unpopular boy (who had since become pretty popular) was tops in his class and was giving a speech and revealed to everyone in attendance that the day the other boy had stopped to help him, he was planning on committing suicide, but that the boy's help made him change is mind. So, see....little things can make a huge difference. Also, if you do decide to take my advice (not that it's always very good!! ) please realize that if he is going to change it will take awhile to happen.