17-Year-Old Mom of Twins Considered Dropping Out When She Learned She Was Pregnant. Instead, She Graduated Early
Two years later, the young mom graduated early from Indianapolis Metropolitan High School on Saturday, June 7
'I'm ecstatic to graduate my junior year," she saidA 17-year-old teen considered dropping out of high school when she found out she was pregnant with twins. Instead, the young mom from Indiana graduated early and plans to attend college in the fall.
'I'm ecstatic to graduate my junior year; that's a real big treat for me,' Dim'Mya Norman, now a mom of 2-year-old twins, told ABC affiliate WRTV before she graduated from Indianapolis Metropolitan High School (Indy Met) on Saturday, June 7.
Norman was a 15-year-old freshman when she first learned she was pregnant. "I was shocked, of course, and I was scared," she told the outlet, adding that she 'felt like a stereotype.' She even considered leaving school.
But Norman got through the huge life change with the help of Indy Met, a public school that helps students navigate barriers to their education.
The school did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment.
After she gave birth to her twins, Norman's favorite class shifted from English to child development, an elective course that taught parenting lessons and provided students with baby supplies, CW affiliate WISH-TV reported.
'They gave us advice and told us things they wished they had known when they were pregnant with their first child,' Norman told the outlet. 'They also provided me with items I didn't even know I needed.'
Indy Met also provides supplemental services to help with housing, transportation and free child care, WRTV reported.
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While working towards her diploma, Norman found a job and took college classes. With a full-ride scholarship in hand, she is set to attend Ball State University, according to the outlet. She wants to become a veterinarian.
After Norman walked across the stage, where she received her high school diploma on Saturday, she picked up her twins with both arms.
'Girl, you did it,' Norman told WRTV when asked what she'd tell herself now that she graduated. 'It's the end of the road. Can't nobody stop you.'
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