I’m going to let people know that it’s cool to have a child and be young and still be a good mom. It’s really tough, but I’m doing it.

Norwood frames young motherhood as compatible with competence and dignity, pushing back against a common stigma that youth automatically implies irresponsibility. By emphasizing both that it is “cool” and that it is “really tough,” she balances empowerment with realism: the statement is not a gloss over hardship but a claim of agency and perseverance. The line also reads as a public-facing pledge—using celebrity visibility to normalize young parents and to offer reassurance to others in similar circumstances. Implicitly, it argues that good parenting is defined by commitment and care rather than age alone.