The Business of Commenting

Ok, so this has nothing whatsoever to do with Christmas or kid's activities or anything like that. But please, have a quick read because I would be SO grateful if someone out there could help me!

First let me just shamelessly admit that I LOVE receiving comments. They are like little presents in my inbox and I get really excited whenever I see a new one.
I know, I know... I shouldn't care about what people think, but I do! Like most bloggers, I put a lot of time and effort into my blog and it's awesome to get feedback and encouragement. Yes, I blog for me, and yes, I'm blogging to keep a journal of what I'm doing with my son, but I'm also blogging for all of you! Sharing ideas, spreading the word about good books, toys, etc. I know not everyone is into leaving comments, and that's ok too.
Personally, I love commenting on blogs. I'm a chatty person by nature and when I find a blog that "speaks to me" I feel like I need to comment back. Which leads me to my point... (ha! and you were beginning to wonder if there was one!)

My need to comment is being seriously cramped by Blogger. There are certain commenting formats (the ones unlike my own) which I, for whatever strange techie reason, canNOT comment on. And this is extremely frustrating, not only because many of the blogs I want to comment on are awesome, but also there are blog owners who've commented on my blog and to whom I'd like to say thanks. Sometimes I luck out and people will post their email in their profile and I'll send my comments that way. Other times I just plain ol' have no way of getting a hold of these lovely people.

I've reached out to Blogger no less than 5 times to find out why I can't comment on those formats. Their answer?

(imagine the sound of crickets here)

The only responses I've gotten were from other bloggers who have the same problem. So, since Blogger isn't interested in helping, I'm reaching out to any of you who know of a solution. (fyi, I've readjusted my settings several times, but nothing seems to work.)

With all that said, there are a handful of blogs I just want to give a shout out to - blogs that I really, really enjoy and would love to comment on, but can't. And, on the off chance the owners are reading this, they will no longer think me rude for not commenting or replying to their comments.

Our Cup of Tea
A Mommy's Adventures
Our Worldwide Classroom
Izzie, Mac & Me
Chasing Marcus
The Activity Mom
Quixotic Life
Explorations

I appreciate any solutions, tips and, of course, comments you may have!! Thanks!!!

Fun Facts:
16 = # of times the words 'comment' and 'blog' (or some variation of them) were each used in this post.
{Yes, I over use words often. I'm ok with that.}