Hi Sallye and Welcome to YT. There is hope, it is easier learning to navigate YT than it is to potty train a Yorkie.
It took me a while to figure out that by clicking on
user cp in the upper left hand corner above
post reply will take you to a page where all the threads you have commented on are located. It makes it much easier to keep track. Also to use emoticons/smilies click on the
go advanced link in the
quick reply section and in that
reply to thread page Smilies will come up also if you click
[More] you will get additional Smilies on a separate pop up window.