True confession…. brace yourselves!
I am too stupid or dysfuntional to complete the word verification portion of leaving a comment on someone else’s blog. This is not a new problem. It has been going on for months. Each time I leave a comment on someone’s blog and the thing asks me to type in the letters that I see, well, it takes me three or four attempts.
I am too lame to type in 5 simple characters.
You know that little handicapped symbol that sits along the side. I want to click that so bad and see if it gets me out of the verification process. I’m just afraid if I do my name will be spread all through the blogisphere labeled as the woman who tried to pretend she was handicapped because she was frustrated over being a word verification idiot. (How’s that for a run on sentence, Dad???!!!! Yep… my father informs me that my grammer is atrocious. And that’s all I’ll say about that. Hi, Dad.)
I understand the idea behind the word verification and I’m not complaining. Really. I’m not. I’m just saying I’m too uncoordinated to complete the task.
Heh, go ahead and click it… no one will know 😉 And I know this because I have had to click it on numerous occasions! That’s why I set my own blog to fix it so I have to approve posts before they show up, instead of torturing people with the funky letter/number thing.
I clicked it once and it read the numbers out loud. So, how does a blind person read your blog in the first place? That confuses me. It’s kind of like having braille on the ATM at the drive through. Makes you wonder.
Dude, click it, it will change you life
It makes commenting a much more plesant experience!
I love the pics of AG up there ^ , I could almost smell the burning leaves…damn I miss fall!!
I have problems too sometimes – though usually it’s wih certain characters – is that 2 or a Z…? Hearing your frustration, I just thought I would take off the word verification thing on my own blog – I already have comment moderation in place (you wouldn’t believe the number of comments I get like – “you have nice blog. i give you job. email me.” or weird poems that try to sell me something! LOL)…
Oh, thank GOD you took the plunge and went first. I usually don’t leave comments because I get frustrated when it doesn’t go through the first time. I keep thinking that I’m reasonalby intelligent, literate, educated, confident and can play the piano, ride a bike while talking and knit while reading…why can’t I post comments?
You’re in GOOD ompany…
Jan who is afraid that when I hit ‘post’ a unreasonable request will pop up and I will abandon this comment…
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Listening and talking to children about their concerns can reassure them that they will be safe. Start by encouraging them to discuss how they have been affected by what is happening around them. Even young children may have specific questions about tragedies. Children react to stress at their own developmental level.
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If you are concerned about your child’s reaction to stress or trauma, call your physician or a community mental health center.