“My family keeps pulling me back to the smaller person they're used to.”

Every time you grow, the people who knew the old you reach for the familiar version — not out of malice, but because your growth disturbs a settled picture. The pull is real and it is gentle, which makes it harder to refuse. You do not owe anyone the shrunken self they're comfortable with. Stand erect on your own; do not let them keep you propped at an old, lower height.