Read This: Patton Oswalt opens up about his grief
Shortly after the death of his wife Michelle McNamara in April, Patton Oswalt memorialized her in an essay for Time, writing: “She hasn’t left a void. She’s left a blast crater.” In that piece, Oswalt rarely mentioned himself. Now, the comedian is sharing how he has been coping with his loss. In a wrenching Facebook post, Oswalt opens up about the overwhelming, nearly paralyzing experience. He begins with an ingenious, darkly comic metaphor.
Thanks, grief.
Thanks for making depression look like the buzzing little bully it always was. Depression is the tallest kid in the 4th grade, dinging rubber bands off the back of your head and feeling safe on the playground, knowing that no teacher is coming to help you.
But grief? Grief is Jason Statham holding that 4th grade bully’s head in a toilet and then fucking the teacher you’ve got a crush on in front of the class. Grief makes depression cower behind you and apologize for being such a dick.