Mother at 17, a North Coast tells her story

She is only 19 years old, but already, Mia Desjardins carries on her shoulders a baggage that many adults would struggle to bear. Mother since the age of 17, a self-employed and content-creating worker, the Baie-Comoise embodies the tranquil force of a generation that refuses to be defined by her wounds. Long before she became a mother, Mia had to fight to exist. At high school, she feels isolated and misunderstood. Too mature, too direct, too d…

She is only 19 years old, but already, Mia Desjardins carries on her shoulders a baggage that many adults would struggle to bear. Mother since the age of 17, a self-employed and content-creating worker, the Baie-Comoise embodies the tranquil force of a generation that refuses to be defined by her wounds. Long before she became a mother, Mia had to fight to exist. At high school, she feels isolated and misunderstood. Too mature, too direct, too d…