Can someone take pity on an older lady and advise me how to read my messages (posts?) I am computer ignorant of the last few years advancements and there is no one close to help.
What messages are you trying to read? I see that you have 2 posts so far since joining the site.
If you look across the top of this page directly under the Aquarium Advice logo there is a the words User CP If you will click on that it will take you to another page and show you all the threads (topics) you have either started or posted in. From there you can click on those topics (threads) and it will take you to your posts.