Your Friends Think There Is Something Wrong with Their 16-Year-Old

question 23

Essay

Your friends think there is something wrong with their 16-year-old son. One week he says that he wants to be a rock star and the next he says that he wants to be a pediatrician. Your friends don't think that a normal adolescent can change identities so rapidly. Based on what you know about achieving an identity in adolescence what can you tell your friends to make them feel better?

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The maximum amount of income that is subject to certain taxes or benefits calculations within a calendar year.

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