Thinky Thoughts: All Grown Up and Still Just as Confused

by Gwenna Laithland

Overview

Instant New York Times bestselling author Gwenna Laithland, aka Momma Cusses, is back with a collection of Thinky Thoughts (essays, memories, poems and more!) perfect for readers of Jenny Lawson, Samantha Irby and KC Davis.

Before I was a mom who cusses, I was a millennial. Before I was that, I was just a kid with a brain that moved too fast. I've spent more time than I'm proud of getting lost in my Thinky Thoughts. They go a little something like this:

How has my childhood shaped my motherhood? I might have lost my phone again. Is it that big a deal if the kids call me cringe? I haven't left the house today. Is it a problem that I don't leave the house for days? Why does my daughter hate rollercoasters but love adzuki beans? Cranberry bog spiders. What if they rearrange the grocery store again?

Thinky Thoughts walks the line between memoir, storytelling, guided meditation, and self-help. It’s a little bit of explanation, a lot a bit of exploration, and a tiny bit of still not knowing what’s I’m supposed to be doing as an adult. It’s also being okay with not knowing. Thinky Thoughts won’t answer life’s great questions. But it will make you feel a little better knowing you’re not alone in asking them.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781250390028
Publisher:	St. Martin's Publishing Group
Publication date:	04/14/2026
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	5.38(w) x 8.25(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

GWENNA LAITHLAND is a mom, a millennial, a wife, an avid reader, and a bestselling author. Living in Oklahoma with her husband, three kids, and two dogs, she enjoys avoiding people entirely and hiding in her very green office writing books, stories, newsletters, and intentionally bad poems. Find her online as Momma Cusses or at gwennalaithland.com.