A 10-year-old gets the birthday of a lifetime after no one says they're coming.
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May 20, 2016Morgan ShoaffBy Morgan Shoaff
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It's a rare occurrence when a professional football player shows up to your 10th birthday party. Especially when he wasn't originally invited.
But then again, Mackenzie Moretter's 10th birthday didn't turn out to be your average party.
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Mackenzie lives in Shakopee, Minnesota, and had planned on celebrating her big day with kids her age in her backyard.
When every single guest declined Mackenzie's invitation, it looked like her birthday party was going to fall through.
Heartbreak and panic began to set in. Mackenzie's mom, Jenny Moretter, knew she needed to figure out a backup plan fast.
Mackenzie was born with a rare genetic disorder called Sotos syndrome that's made it difficult for her to make friends. The disorder has caused developmental delays and excessive physical growth during her childhood.
"She’s bubbly and she’s caring when you get to know her," Jenny told Upworthy. With Mackenzie's party only a day away — and no one coming — she knew she had to do something.
Jenny got online and, quite hesitantly, started posting her family's predicament in some local groups on Facebook.
Her goal was to hopefully get a couple of moms to bring their kids over to say "happy birthday" to Mackenzie. Nothing big.
But that's not what happened.
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The posts she put up on Facebook received a ton of responses and spread to other groups — and then nationally. News stations began to call their house. Community members started asking to help plan the party. Local businesses committed to catering and decorating. A GoFundMe campaign was set up to cover all of the costs. A Facebook invite launched. The party went from being held in their small backyard to a local park. All within 11 hours.
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The next day, when Mackenzie and her family showed up at the park, they couldn't believe what they saw.
Elsa from Frozen was there.
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NFL Vikings player Charles Johnson came by with his family.
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A DJ was there. Local firefighters showed up. A photographer, too. The place was flowing with pizza and cupcakes. A dream!
More than 350 complete strangers came out to celebrate Mackenzie's big day.
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The mayor of their town Shakopee even declared it "Mackenzie Moretter Day." How many 10-year-olds get a day named after them?!
"I have a hard time making friends in school, but thanks to all of you … my voice was heard," Mackenzie told the crowd, according to KARE 11. "I love you all."
It's a day that will be remembered forever.
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"I can’t explain it," Jenny said. "It was the most amazing thing that could have happened to our family. The outpouring support of strangers. People sending cards and calling. We received cards from all over the world: China, Ireland, even a personal letter from a supreme court judge."
And best of all? It's helped Mackenzie to find her voice.
"She speaks her mind freely now and is more confident."
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Sometimes things don't go as expected in life, and sometimes your backup plan turns into the greatest plan of all.
"It's showed me the importance of spreading a message of acceptance, tolerance and love beyond just our home. And it's given Mackenzie a new voice and confidence, I never thought I'd see. This has truly been a life-changing experience for our whole family."
It's the ultimate gift. See more from Mackenzie's special day in this KARE 11 exclusive:
'I was a sex vixen waiting to be unleashed': Former porn star reveals what it's REALLY like to star in adult films, from 'showing off' a labiaplasty to crafting an AMISH alter ego
The retired adult entertainer, who goes by the pseudonym S.K., is featured on the latest episode of the Cosmo Happy Hour podcast
S.K. says porn was a 'passion project for her', but she left the industry after it started to feel like work
The former adult film star says when she first started porn, she started tanning, having her hair styles, and was keen to 'show off' her labiaplasty
S.K. says her natural look helped her find a niche in 'Amish porn'
By ERICA TEMPESTA FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
PUBLISHED: 20:13 GMT, 8 July 2016 | UPDATED: 12:07 GMT, 9 July 2016
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A former porn star has lifted the lid on what it was really like to go from from a college student to adult entertainer as she reveals that the only X-rated films she likes to watch with her partners are the ones she's starred in.
The retired adult entertainer from Massachusetts, who goes by the pseudonym S.K., joined Cosmopolitan.com editors Elisa Benson and Ali Drucker for a candid discussion about women and porn on the latest episode of the Cosmo Happy Hour podcast, in which she dished about everything watching her adult films with her partners and the camaraderie on set.
'It wasn't like I was desperate for money, so there was no need for me to do anything I didn't feel like doing,' S.K. explains of her time in the industry. 'I was really there to have a good time. [Porn] was more of a passion project for me, so I really only did as much of it as I thought would be fun.'
Lifting the lid: A former porn star going by the name S.K. reveals what is really like to work in the industry during a candid interview on the latest episode of the Cosmo Happy Hour podcast (file photo used)
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Lifting the lid: A former porn star going by the name S.K. reveals what is really like to work in the industry during a candid interview on the latest episode of the Cosmo Happy Hour podcast (file photo used)
S.K. says she has 'always had a little sex vixen waiting to be unleashed', but before she got into porn, she was working as a webcam girl inside the the dorm room of her New England liberal arts college.
'You could truly choose your own adventure, and I had a lot of props and costumes,' she says of her time as a webcamming.
S.K. eventually developed a regular fan base and started looking into another avenues of doing porn in on the East Coast before she headed to Los Angeles, where she started doing improv comedy.
When one of the women from her improvisation class revealed that a producer asked her to take her shirt off and she refused, S.K. says she was reminded of her interest in getting into the adult film industry.
After Googling the top porn agencies in Los Angeles, S.K. took a series of nude photos of herself and sent them off.
S.K. says she was soon contacted by former porn star Shy Love, who founded Adult Talent Managers.
I even found a literal niche for myself in Amish porn
During their first meeting, she says Shy Love told her to get naked and noted that she has 'five different shades of skin tone'.
'My tan was quite uneven at the time. I was like, "I'm sorry I'm from Boston,"' she recalls.
'You need to get a tan. I want you three shades darker,' Shy Love told her before giving her the name of a tanning place and hair stylist to start her adult film makeover.
S.K. explains that the of the first things Shy Love told her was that she is 'very raw'.
'That was actually part of my appeal,' she says looking back. 'I think that I was all natural — I even found a literal niche for myself in Amish porn. They really liked the whole natural look.'
S.K. says she was so excited about the opportunity that she was almost open to anything, however, she admits that when Shy Love asked her why she wanted to get involved in the industry, she didn't have a really good reason.
She and Shy Love went through the porn scenarios she would be willing to do, and the owner of the agency helped mentor S.K., explaining that she should start off in 'masturbation' and 'girl on girl' and stay there as long as she could.
'It is all about novelty so that's why they get so excited when new girls show up, but you really want to maximize your potential,' she explains. 'So you sort of make your rounds in each genre, but its like if you do anal first it is like, "Oh, she has already done that."'
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S.K. says she had no problem getting naked during her go-sees with production companies because it was something she genuinely wanted to do.
'[If] you are signing up to do porn, you have to expect that you are getting naked and people are going to be looking at you in a sexual way,' she explains. 'I think as long as you know what you are signing up for... but I don't know if everyone sort of has the luxury I had, where it's not like my rent was due.'
'I got a labiaplasty so I wanted to show that off,' she adds.
When it comes to shooting, S.K. says you know you are going to be getting 'extremely intimate' with your co-stars, so 'you just really start hitting it off right away'.
S.K. says the guy starts 'courting you immediately' and is 'treating you like this goddess', however, she admits that she has exchanged numbers with some of the men, and she has regretted it.
'It was always like a fun atmosphere,' she recalls. 'I always felt euphoric after these shoots, and the other girls too I thought were lovely. Like most people just really loved having sex, so they were usually happy to be there I think. They seemed like it.'
Maybe it is a little sick and twisted, but I've had guys who want to watch my work
S.K. says one of her favorite parts of shooting was actually the interview section before the sex starts, however, she realized male fans had no idea what she was talking about.
'Most guys I would talk to would be like, "Wait what? I skipped over the at least first 10 minutes." So they are just waiting for that money shot I think.
And similarly to the sex scenes featured in Hollywood blockbusters, S.K. says camera men knew what angles to look for and would position her in certain ways.
However, when asked what the most popular angles were, S.K. says 'p***y'.
'That is really what it is focusing on [in hardcore porn],' she says, 'But the softcore can't show the actual penetration, so you have to somehow hide it.'
Eventually, S.K. told her parents about her career in the adult film industry, and she explains that their level-headed reactions made her gain even more respect for her mother and father, who really focused on understanding her decision and making sure she was being safe.
'I think one particular woman really may have gotten a lot of pleasure from being the one to bear the news to my mother, and I would have hated that,' S.K. says of her mom finding out.
However, when the woman in question called her mom and asked if she knew that her daughter was doing porn, her mother had an incredible reaction.
'I don't think she really knew the full extent of what I was doing at the time, [but] she was like, "Why yes, yes I did. Goodbye now."'
After working in the industry from the ages of 23 to 25, S.K. says she decided to not renew her contract because it started to feel like work and she knew it wasn't her 'true life calling', it was just something she wanted to try.
'Personally, I don't watch very much porn,' she admits. 'Before trying it myself, I hadn't really watched much either.'
However, S.K. says she does like to watch her own work from time to time.
'Maybe it is a little sick and twisted, but I've had guys who want to watch my work while also being with me in the flesh,' she admits. 'And that's always been kind of fun for me.'
S.K. also says that when she finally tells her suitors about her past they think it is really cool.
'They're like, "Whoa, I've never met a porn star before." It can make their life.'
Read more:
Cosmopolitan's Happy Hour Podcast Women and Porn - Dr. Jessica O'Reilly
Cosmo Happy Hour by play.it on iTunes
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jyd, london, about 17 hours ago
Don't we all!
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VP, Northern Virginia, United States, about 17 hours ago
God forbid one should actually have to work!
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Pink Sunshine, Manchester, United Kingdom, about 17 hours ago
It's nothing to be proud of!
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FruitLoops, Midlands, United Kingdom, about 17 hours ago
Anyone under 25 shouldn't be allowed to 'star' in porn films. Watching that clip by Bree Olson, is kind of sad, she clearly sold her soul to the devil and made a lot of money in the process. She then grew up and got a reality check when wanting to lead a normal life - hence my point about having an age limit.
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mark adam, South London, United Kingdom, about 18 hours ago
Gross
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DaveNoLikeySpam, Minneapolis, United States, about 18 hours ago
The Bree Olson video: she describes being treated as if she had hurt children. I'm not endorsing how others have treated her but she's in full denial thinking that porn does not harm children. The damage we as a society are doing to children thru access to porn will be manifest in decades of tears and heartache in dysfunctional families. Lord have mercy on us.
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frankandgeorgedoDM, london, United Kingdom, about 18 hours ago
And?
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elliot james, Miami, about 18 hours ago
Who cares?
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My Pointless Views, Portsmouth, United Kingdom, about 18 hours ago
This does make me laugh. These 'stars' have their faces - and everything else besides - plastered all over the internet and elsewhere for years on end, but when they 'retire' they get all coy and use a pseudonym or initials to hide behind in the hope that no one ever recognises them. I wonder if it works !
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King Rollo, Ward Robe - Spare Oom, United Kingdom, about 18 hours ago
Whatever raises your barn
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