Should a 12 year old boy need a bodyguard? That is not a question I ever thought I would have to ask. Cake Not Hate has reached millions of people across the world. Millions have shown Joshie love. Millions have stood beside our family. Millions have chosen kindness over hate. But alongside that love, there has also been something much darker. Threats. Intimidation. Messages of violence. People trying to scare a child and his family into silence. A 12 year old boy should not need protection for spreading kindness. And yet, out of nowhere, a kind stranger contacted us. He had never met us. He owed us nothing. But he said he wanted to attend Cake Not Hate events because he wanted to help protect Joshie, as if he was his own young nephew. That sentence broke me a little. Because what has the world come to when a child’s campaign against hate attracts threats of violence? But it also reminded me of something important. Good still exists. Real good. Quiet good. Protective good. The kind of good that steps forward when a family is being targeted. And it is not the only example. Every day, people stop Joshie in the street. They offer him a hug. A high-five. A smile. A few words of support. This lovely NHS worker is one of those people. They remind Joshie that he is loved. They remind our family that we are not alone. They remind us that hate may be loud, but kindness is stronger. So yes, I am heartbroken that we even have to think about protection. But I am also deeply moved by the people who keep showing up with love. Cake Not Hate was never just about cake. It was about the kind of world we want our children to grow up in. Do you stand with us today? 💪 ⸻ ⁉️ PS: The question is simple. Do we let intimidation win, or do we make sure kindness is louder? #CakeNotHate #BeMoreJoshie #TheJoshieMan - @thejoshieman2013