My big brother actually had BL mangas in his (locked) wardrobe, and he actually borrowed me one of his older BL mangas when I asked what yaoi is... The manga was in japanese (which I couldn't understand back then) but I fell in love with BL at that instant! I must say, that he's the best brother I could ever wish for (even though he can be a pain in the ass) :)
wow, i was so immature at around 8 xD i don't really remember my childhood, but i was probably only interested in plushies and hello kitty at 8. i wouldn't have known what manga was and such, i probably wouldn't have been able to even comprehend, or process yaoi x3 hahaha
my brother introduced me to World of Warcraft though xD haha
no one in my family, aside from my younger sister, knows i read yaoi ⁄(⁄ ⁄·⁄ω⁄·⁄ ⁄)⁄ haha and even then, i didn't tell her until after a few years i'd say, i only started reading yaoi when i was 13 or 14. i was a sheltered child xD hahaha
I'm sheltered to I didn't know about yaoi either until I was 14 ⁄(⁄ ⁄·⁄ω⁄·⁄ ⁄)⁄
wow, i am amazed that you've been reading manga, even before you turned 8! :O i wasn't even introduced to the internet, until i was probably 10 or 12 >.< and it was then, that i started to lose my innocence xD hahah