Wow, thanks for the insight, I really do appreciate it. Even if I do find that it isn't a password problem, I am still convinced that I likely did something wrong and I am going to feel like a complete dick for wasting everyones time. I have a curiosity that often drives me into situations where I really have no business being because I know nothing about what I am getting myself into. When I was younger this wasn't a problem because I could learn from my mistakes and be better off because of it. Now I am 32 and my brain decided a while back it will no longer retain any new information. That being said, I absolutely DO NOT expect anyone to try and walk me through this step by step, but I absolutely DO appreciate any input or help because I am very anxious to get this resolved. So if this does get resolved and it ends up being a mistake on my part, I do apologize in advance.
A lot of people on this forum choose to help out just for the heck of it, or just because they believe that Bitcoin has a future. For me, it's also (in part) because I hope to learn something new. So, for whatever it's worth,
you're helping
me 
(and by the way, I'm actually
older than 32 by a little...)
As far as openssl goes, I am willing to give it a shot. If I end up feeling it is too much for me, then I will pass the information on to a friend. But the info that has been given for openssl is for Windows, I am using an iMac OSX version 10.9.5.
Sorry, I really know almost nothing about OS X. I suspect that OpenSSL comes pre-installed on it, so that should actually make your life easier, it's just a matter of navigating the command line interface.
