Peter didn't want to move in with his aunt and uncle. He loved them, and he saw them often, but he missed his home. But Uncle Ben was trying not to cry. And Aunt May was trying to be supportive. So he moved in. After all, he was only four. What else was he supposed to do?

Peter didn't want to stay with Skip. He used to think Skip was fun, but recently he made Peter feel gross and do things he didn't want to do. But he knew Aunt May and Uncle Ben needed days to themselves because all grown-ups did. And he was too scared to ask them for help. So he stayed. After all, he was only eight. What else was he supposed to do?

Peter didn't want to be a mutant. He knew some of his favorite people, like Bruce Banner, were mutants, but many of them were treated poorly and not given as many rights as they should have. But he went on a field trip to Oscorp. And he got bit by a radioactive spider. So he became a mutant. After all, he was only fourteen. What else was he supposed to do?

Peter didn't want to watch Uncle Ben die. He loved Ben with all his heart, but he knew Ben was only doing what he thought was right. But May needed some milk. And the store happened to be robbed. So Peter held his Uncle Ben in his arms as he died. After all, he was only fifteen. What else was he supposed to do?

Peter didn't want to lie. He knew sometimes it was for the greater good, but he always hated lying. But he was Spider-Man now. And he needed to protect his family. So he lied. After all, he was only fifteen. What else was he supposed to do?

Peter didn't want to get bullied. He hadn't done anything to deserve it, but he knew he was an easy target. But he was a freak. And a simple push back could kill Flash. So he was bullied. After all, he was only fifteen. What else was he supposed to do?

Peter didn't want to go to Germany. He didn't want to fight what he considered his childhood heroes, and he had homework to do. But Tony Stark wanted him. And he wanted his heroes back together. So he went to Germany. After all, he was only fifteen. What else was he supposed to do?

Peter didn't want to get crushed by a building. The cold steel and broken glass crushing down on him were terrifying, and he was alone. But he knew something was wrong. And he needed to find the alien weapons. So he was crushed by a building. After all, he was only fifteen. What else was he supposed to do?

Peter didn't want to have nightmares. They flooded all his dreams, and the dark bags under his eyes become very apparent. But he had been through a lot. And he knew he wasn't the only one. So he kept having nightmares. After all, he was only sixteen. What else was he supposed to do?

Peter didn't want to feel like a burden. He knew Happy was always grumpy, and it wasn't against him personally. But Tony was busy with the Accords. And he never answered his calls. So Peter felt like a burden. After all, he was only sixteen. What else was he supposed to do?

Peter didn't want to be depressed. He wanted to feel happy, and he knew others wanted him to be happy. But he felt useless and unwanted. And the world was crumbling around him. So he was depressed. After all, he was only sixteen. What else was he supposed to do?

Peter didn't want to be suicidal. He knew Ned would miss him, and he knew May would be alone. But he didn't feel like living. And Tony left his saving razors unattended. So Peter planned his death. After all, he was only sixteen. What else was he supposed to do?

Peter didn't want to wake up in the medbay. He knew slicing his wrists in a bathroom in Stark Tower was a bad idea, but he thought FRIDAY wouldn't have told on him. But she did. And Tony saved him. So he woke up in the medbay. After all, he was only sixteen. What else was he supposed to do?

Peter didn't want the Avengers to berate him with questions. He didn't want Tony and others to ask him "why?" and "why didn't you tell us?". But he listened. And he cried. He screamed, "What else was I supposed to do!?"