Ever since I was in elementary school, I have felt physically advanced for my age. I was always the tallest in my grade, and when the time came, I could see I was the first to be going through puberty. I actually felt proud of this "accomplishment." I noticed pubic hair developing about the time I was in the 4th grade (age 10), and by the next year I had a much deeper voice than any of my peers. By the time I was about 13, my body was pretty much covered with hair, just as it is today (I am currently 19 years old). But perhaps that is a story for a different Web site. One specific memory I have concerning this is of a shower I took with one of my friends in the 4th grade. This was a pretty common occurrence after we would go swimming in the pool. As we entered the shower my friend said, "Gosh, you have hair all around your [penis]." I didn't know how to answer, but I felt like telling him he, too, would have it one day.
So, it probably doesn't too seem too far-fetched that I would find an interesting use for an innocent party gift from a 5th-grade party: sweat bands that were soft on the inside. For some reason, when I got home I was playing around and placed one of them on my penis. I noticed that I immediately became aroused, and I started stroking it back and forth. It felt so good until I felt like I couldn't take it anymore, and I shot semen all over the place (or so it seemed). I didn't realize at the time how unusual it is to ejaculate the first time you masturbate, like I now know.* A few days later in the shower, I decided to simulate that event by using my hand and some soap. It felt so good — but there seemed to be something inherently wrong with it, because I had never heard anyone talk about it.
At that point, I decided I would masturbate once a week as sort of a special treat. But after a few days, I realized I could not hold back my urges for that long. That is when I probably began masturbating an average of at least once a day, a rate I have kept until this day. That means over the past 7 years I have probably masturbated to ejaculation at least 2,500 times. Isn't that amazing? I find I am most comfortable masturbating standing up, and rarely does a shower go by when I don't stroke it.** I guess it's true what they say: You always stay close to your roots (in my case, the shower). Ever since I got a lock on my door, I masturbate in my room all the time — but it seems I am always standing up when I do it. I have tried doing it while on my back or my side, but it never seems to be as fulfilling for me. I enjoy stroking both dry and with soap in the shower, but I think I get the most excitement out of stroking dry. It must be the skin-on-skin contact that excites me.
My most embarrassing moment masturbating at home came when I woke up early one morning and decided to stroke on the family-room couch, assuming nobody would be up for a while. But just then, my dad walks in on me with my underwear around my ankles and my hand on my penis. He said, "What are you doing?" but then walked out of the room quickly. I'm sure he knew what I was doing — but sex was not an open topic in my family. I was so embarrassed I never masturbated in a place where I could get caught again.
I think masturbation is a very important part of being a healthy sexual being and has become almost a daily part of my routine. No matter what my mood might be, a good masturbation session can always bring up my spirits. To all my fellow masturbators: Stroke on!
Editor's notes:
* Actually, according to JackinWorld Survey #3, it's not all that unusual: The average age for first masturbation to orgasm is 12.1, and the average age of first ejaculation is 12.8.
** JackinWorld does not recommend that everyone masturbate in the shower. For some people, certain soaps and shampoos can be very harsh to the skin. See JackinSafety.
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