Yes, the cool kids are gluten free.  Popular kids are thought to have a few skills that are vitally important to anyone living gluten free.  Let’s discuss.

Positive Social Behaviors – Popular people and gluten free folk are generally friendly, supportive, and show empathy.  

Gluten free people have to be friendly.  We need people, especially waitstaff, to like us so they bring us gluten free foods and go to bat for us in the kitchen. We support others in our gluten free community and empathize with the difficulties of being gluten free. 

Confident and Assertive – Both popular people and gluten free folks express ourselves clearly, stand up for what we believe, and take initiative.  

We are clear and concise when describing what we need and why stuff from your gluten filled kitchen might make us sick.  We know that gluten free living is the best for our health and will fight for better gluten free food labels.  We take initiative encouraging others to be tested for celiac disease prior to going gluten free.

Inclusivity – Popular kids and gluten free people make an effort to include others in their social circle.

Gluten free folks struggle with this one a little.  Diagnosed celiac patients vs those with NCGS is an ongoing battle of who is gluten free enough.  It isn’t pretty nor is it really useful.  Everyone is welcome into this gluten free world! 

Adaptability – Popular people can adjust their behavior to different social situations and groups.

I think gluten free people are the ultimate in adaptability. We adapt recipes to make them gluten free.  We can bend a restaurant’s menu to ensure a gluten free option exists where one didn’t before.  We can find a gluten free restaurant in any corner of the world.  

Anyway, I hope you see that gluten free people are really the cool kids in the room.  We use all of these skills to ensure we are safe, happy, and healthy.