Board Thread:WARNING ALL USERS False Info\Spoilers/@comment-6207588-20130929161446/@comment-6207588-20131004123531

^You know sometimes I wonder if Peter really believes that...that it's a gift...I mean when he was talking about Paige and said that some people just aren't meant for this life (I got the feeling that it could have been more than just Paige he was referring to)...the whole scene kind of pointed to the difficulties that being a werewolf brings at least imo.

I mean look at everything those who are born a werewolf go through...they are constantly in fear of being hunted and being found out all their lives. Perhaps telling themselves that it's a gift is how they cope and accept it otherwise viewing it as a curse might cause them to despair too much over it.

We've seen Peter lie (as much to himself as to others)...even lying about not being the one to push Derek to turn Paige may be a coping mechanism on his part (to deal with his own guilt)...denial may be the only way he can live with himself. I would think denying that lycanthropy as a curse might be another coping mechanism for him and for Derek as well. Just speculation of course.