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This paper discusses the discourses of motherhood among Thai women from Northern Thailand. It is based on in-depth interviews with 30 women who live in Chiang Mai province. Motherhood has several meanings among Thai women in this study. Common to all women is the perception that motherhood is not an easy task. Some women believe that motherhood means self-sacrifice and endless concern; for others, motherhood brings joy and pleasure to their lives. Women also mention that becoming a mother makes them appreciate the love and sacrifice that their mothers have had for them. This perception is linked with the Thai cultural concept of bun khun (gratitude). Some women believe the processes of being a mother deplete their health. Low satisfaction with motherhood and its consequent unhappiness found in several studies with women from Western societies does not exist in this study. This may be …