well, i was exposed to tarot all my life. my mother read cards, though not necessarily in front of us kids. however, we knew she read cards and we often played with her cards as well. she never really took the time to explain them per se, nor did she encourage us to learn tarot. my aunts also read cards, and many other family members did too, as well as tea leaves, palms, ect.
my family would never read for other family members---very taboo for them for the most part, but on occasion they would ignore the "family rule" and do so, but only for a very very special reason.
but, my mother did take my siblings and i for tarot readings & psychic readings from the time we were about 14 or so---to reputable readers. it wasn't until much later in life I got the urge to learn tarot, but was first drawn to cartomancy with a regular deck of playing cards---just like mom. i bought a book, read it, and started. i did later take a class and then was hooked for sure. Then I bought my first tarot deck. It went on from there, and now, (though I try desperately not to spend money on too many decks
), I find I must own 'just one more deck'!
also, this website has really encouraged me and helped me tremendously! I've learned so much here---I cannot imagine not consulting this site when I have a question about tarot.
