Ever went to a party and heard ripples of laughter and girlish giggles when a grown up man enters and says 'hey girls'. Compare them to the response you would get to 'hello ladies', and worst 'ah women'. Nope not even a smile to that last remark. Ever wondered why?

I'll tell you why. The word 'woman' is associated with so many negativities that no female wants to be called a woman. Shame isn't it? Draw a mental picture of a 'woman' in your mind. Now let me rip that apart. Because a 'woman' is far from what has been portrayed and the general connotations people associate with 'womanhood'.

Misconception 1: Womanhood does not come with age. It is an attitude, a state of being. Womanhood is not a physical state, but rather a stage of mental maturity and emotional intelligence. It is maturity not only of action, but thought and emotion. Perhaps that's why it is usually misinterpreted with age. But a 20 -ear old female can also reach womanhood.

"Womanhood' is the most beautiful, fulfilling yet challenging experience any female can have in her lifetime if she ever reaches that level of competence and security within herself.

A woman knows that she has to and is capable of running a house, rearing children, being extremely competitive at work and can still spoil that child-like man in her life. Women are the only beings which can juggle so many tasks and still not lose their feminine touch.

Ah' 'feminine' does not mean stiletto's, a perfect figure, manicured nails and picture perfect looks. Feminine is again a feeling. Within your heart you must know that you are the most beautiful creature God ever created. That even 'hell hath no fury like a woman scorned' and the most beautiful adornment of heaven is also a 'woman'!

Womanhood comes only from the test of times, and signifies strength paired with delicateness. A woman is graceful not in her physical attributes, but in her manner, her poise, her actions. She can compete at the highest levels of intelligence and still not be classified only in one box. Any female who comes even near the feeling, the always vibrating emotion of womanhood in her existence - like being in love can conquer the world any day, and will love to be called what she is not a girl, not a baby, not a lady, not a little lady but just a woman and oh that is so hard to be!