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also have friends who've slept
with a few different people al-
ready. I just shake my head," she
says. "You can tell them over and
over and over again. They'll say,
`It's wrong.' But they won't nec-
essarily stop."
Stacy, Evan Klein and Evan
Budin agree that, when it comes
to issues of dating and sex, a se-
cure home life counts for a lot.
"I feel lucky," Stacy says.
"Lucky," adds Evan Budin.
"Boyfriends and girlfriends
come and go," says Mr. Klein.
"Family is always there for you."
Says Stacy, "I have friends
who seek to solve their problems
through relationships. I don't see
relationships that way. When I
have problems, I can go to my
parents. I feel so lucky walking
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As for Ms. Boccomino, she con-
siders herself "very blessed." She
will go on educating as long as
her health permits. She doesn't
know how long that will be.
everal young people at
Temple Israel expressed
gratitude. Hearing the sto-
ry in first person really hit
home and Ms. Boccomino, they
said, answered many of their
questions.
"It's frightening," said Rachel
Zlotoff, 14, an Andover High
School student. "But it's also a
relief to know about this stuff, to
know I'm being educated."
Sarah Turbow, 13, attended
the presentation with her moth-
er, Heidi.
"I brought my daughter be-
cause I'm concerned about the
promiscuity of teen-agers today,"
Mrs. Turbow said. "Although
(Sarah) is only 13 and doesn't
have a boyfriend at this age, I
think peer pressure and society
make it something you have to
be concerned about."
Evan Klein, 17, and Evan
Budin, 16, believe messages like
Ms. Boccomino's help change
people's behavior. Not everyone
responds, but some do, they say.
Mr. Klein, who has sexually
active friends, said, "We wish we
would've waited. Personally, I
believe abstinence is best. When
you think about it, it's just not
worth it."
Stacy Lash, 17, attends North
Farmington High School.
"I have guyfriends and other
girlfriends who have waited and
they're very happy about it. I

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