Not every female is a woman, before a female becomes a woman she is a gal. A gal and a woman are not the same. What makes a woman sets them apart from a gal. A gal is dependent, indecisive, tend to migrate and run from problems. Woman is a powerful word. Through these various characteristics women and girls experience life and grow at different paces. Being goal oriented and striving for independence along with seeking approval and pre-mature relationships and several of the outlying differences between a woman and a gal. An independent woman will not depend on anyone for anything she needs. To be independent you need to not pay attention to negative comments. Being goal oriented is strength that a lot of gals lack which is why they are not women. A woman can manage her finances and pay for her own life she wants to live. My mother told me that a woman will always focus on food, shelter, and clothing, everything else is not a top priority. Having self respect and self love can help you to become self impressing. Gals are conscious all the time; they look for others for others approval. I had a friend named Crystal who was 20 years old she always would ask me if she looked pretty or if her clothes were up to date. She would follow what other girls were wearing around her. I would ask her if she felt original looking for something everyone else wore. After that day, Crystal stopped talking to me and that’s how I knew I was slowly turning into a woman, not because of menstrual cycle, but because I was not afraid to step out of society’s box and still have and express my own opinion. Gals are a lot like a colony of ants. They will meet up and socialize and search for friends with the same common interests and abilities as them. Just like ants, girls will occasionally go out on their own and return with unnecessary items that seemed necessary at the time. It was initially picked up. Gals and women are both allowed to make mistakes, but