Devin Coxwell
Dec 14, 20252 min read
From Let Them to Let Me
“You’ve Changed.” Yes. I hope I have. People say it like it’s an accusation. Like growth is betrayal. Like choosing yourself is something to apologize for. “You’ve changed” usually doesn’t mean you’re worse. It means you no longer fit the version of you that made them comfortable. For a long time, I lived in “let them.” Let them talk. Let them misunderstand. Let them expect. Let them decide who I should be. And I paid for it—quietly. With exhaustion. With resentment. With the












