Well, I'm so glad to see that I'm not the only who feels this way. I don't know very many of the abbreviations and lingo either, another reason I feel uncomfortable and don't want people to think I'm old and not with it, which happens to be the case! LOL
I think the biggest thing is when I do venture in, everyone expects you to jump right in whereas I would like to just observe for a few minutes and ease into the conversation. I'm not really anti-social, but kinda reserved, I guess. Unwilling to make a fool of myself. There's no fool like an old fool! Maybe I'll get brave one of these days. Thanks everyone for making be feel wanted!