Sarah Clarke on Her Conservation-Conscious Daughter

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Celebrity moms and dads — more often than not — won’t ever know the financial struggles that most parents know all too well, but Sarah Clarke draws on her own childhood for inspiration in raising daughter Olwyn Harper, turning 3-years-old later this month, nonetheless.

“I was given a clothes allowance at a pretty young age and it really taught me about picking and choosing what I wanted as opposed to just thinking things appeared,” she recalls in a segment for Spotlight to Nightlight. “We all had chores. I mowed the lawn, and I remember when that was passed down to me from my brother…I was like, ‘Yes!’”

To that end, Sarah says she makes a concerted effort to teach Olwyn to never be wasteful and it appears as though her message has been well-received. Olwyn is learning to use water in a cup when she brushes her teeth instead of leaving the faucet on, and her conservation efforts don’t end there! Adds Sarah,

“The other thing is toilet training…the toilet paper. Just the other day I was taking some, and she was like, ‘Not too much, Mom.’ She said, ‘Not too much.’ I said, ‘That’s right!’”

When asked by host Ali Landry what Sarah and Olwyn have in common, the 37-year-old former 24 actress conceded that her daughter “is a huge drama queen.”

“She’s just like…’I didn’t want to do it. Ahhhh.’ She throws herself down, like, ‘Noooo, Mommy!’ It’s just, like, so dramatic. But mainly it’s just sometimes her face, she’ll register something and it’s like looking in the mirror.”

Olwyn is Sarah’s daughter with husband Xander Berkeley.

Source: Spotlight to Nightlight

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5 Responses to “Sarah Clarke on Her Conservation-Conscious Daughter”

1. Baby2BE Says:
   September 13th, 2009 at 8:17 pm

   Beautiful Girl, she looks so much like her mother, just one problem, i can not for the life of me pronounce her daughers name!

   Olwyn,… like Oh-Lyn or am I way off.

   Thanks,

   Taya.

2. Mari Says:
   September 13th, 2009 at 9:24 pm

   I’d forgotten who Sarah Clarke was, and remembered immediately just by seeing the baby’s face!!! They look so much alike!!!

3. meghan Says:
   September 13th, 2009 at 9:51 pm

   I’m pretty sure it’s Ole-win. Somebody correct me if I’m wrong.

4. coco Says:
   September 13th, 2009 at 10:33 pm

   Olwyn is usually spelt Olwen.
   Its Welsh, pronounced OHL-wen

5. Katie Says:
   September 14th, 2009 at 12:30 am

   I’m watching Twilight as I read this… she’s Bella’s mom! I’m surprised that role wasn’t mentioned. Anyway, this article made me love her even more. But Olwyn, hmm, doesn’t really roll off the tongue!

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