Once the new school semester started, my son went missing. Since the beginning of February I've instead been living with a kid who is no longer flunking History (he received a B on his first big test of the Spring semester), who is doing better in Math (one of the only few As on the first test), and is paying more attention to note-taking and the like (for now, anyway). This new young man is eating less than the last one did, by almost half. And this new kid seems to be spending more time with friends (male and female) and less with his TV.
So if you happen to know the whereabouts of his room's previous tenant, well . . . just make sure someone takes good care of him. I'm gonna hang on to this new kid for as long as possible.