New to the neighborhood

I was raised in a Catholic house -- but that didn't stop me from discovering this wonder of nature!

My first sexual experience was when I was about 7 years old. A new girl (about my age) moved into the neighborhood, so all of the neighborhood kids took her in as another kid to play hide-and-go-seek with. We were all between the ages of 6 and 12. So one day there was nothing to do, so I went over to this new girl's house (I'll call her Jane). Well, Jane and I were sitting on her porch trying to think of something to do, and all of the sudden she said, "Do you wanna have s-e-x?" I looked at her in ignorance said, "What?" She repeated, and I told her I didn't know what she was talking about. So she said, "You wanna find out what it is?" I told her sure. So she took me to her backyard, and we went behind their garden shed. She then proceeded to take off her pants and told me to do the same. Unsure what was happening, I suddenly noticed that my penis was getting hard. Well, she told me what I was supposed to do, and I did it. Obviously I was too young to get any real pleasure, but all I knew was I liked it. Over the next several months, she and I had many such encounters. Then she moved away. (Damn.)

In fourth grade I transferred from the Catholic grade school to a public grade school, at which time my mother took it upon herself to teach me about my religion. During one lesson she mentioned that the religion book said masturbation was a sin. I asked her what masturbation was, and she told me it's "touching yourself for pleasure." Well, at that point in my short life, I was confused because I could not see how touching yourself could give pleasure.

Several years later -- I think I was 13 -- I had my first nocturnal emission. Luckily I learned in school that I was going to have them, but I didn't understand why I would have one. One night I woke up to discover my penis throbbing, with a white, sticky substance in my underpants. I discovered that when I touched my penis -- in its "after-stage" -- it was very sensitive, and it felt great to touch it. That next night I woke up again, this time right before I ejaculated. So, I did what came naturally: I grabbed it and pumped hard. That's when I discovered masturbation.

Over the next few years I developed new techniques and a better understanding of what to do and what not to do. What really sucked, though, was that I shared my bedroom with my older brother. Well, I was able to keep it a secret from him. I always had to be careful, but I know he didn't know about anything, because he would have started teasing me if he even suspected.

It wasn't until I met my girlfriend that I found out about all of the pleasures I could get. After going out for 5 months, she and I became very open about our masturbation habits. We even started visiting JackinWorld together. Eventually, putting into good use the tips we learned here, we began to masturbate each other. It's been great because she has taught me so much more than I ever would have known about the female body, and she says that I've taught her a lot of stuff that she never knew.

So overall, I think I've had a pretty good life so far (especially for someone who's only 18).