Installed Mountain Lion 10.8.2 can't find files music videos pictures!!!!

We have an iMac as our home computer and yesterday I downloaded the ML OSx 10.8.2 version.  Like everything else that Apple does, I expected this to be a seamless easy experience so I didn't pay a lot of attention during the install, just answered the obligatory questions and didn't see anything out of the ordinary.  Upon completion of the install my wife sat down to use the computer and all of our files are not visible (hopefully not gone....).  I did not backup my files, I know this is stupid and had I been doing the same process to a PC I would have backed it up, but I have been lazy since converting to Macs a year ago.  Can someone help me?  I am hoping the update stashed these files some where that i am not seeing and not being a Mac power user I'm a little lost.  All of my applications are still there and visible and work.

Ok I followed your directions and the iMac spent about 10 minutes repairing permissions but when I went back to finder, all of the folders that I need to access still had the red circle with the "-" sign on them.
Basically every folder that the system originally used Applications, Library, Recovered Items, System and User Guides and Information I can access.  The only remaining file is the User file and it set up a new user file for the Admin.  Each of the original files that were set up when we first bought the computer can not be accessed.  We basically set up user names for my wife and each child.  Any of those existing user files are locked.
Thanks again for your help.

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