What Will You Tell Your Children About the Genocide in Darfur?

The first time I heard about the Holocaust was just something that was in a conversation my parents had. I was about 6. My father said how the neighbours have found some money in the walls probably left there by the previus owners. So I asked why would someone live money in the wall. My father than told me how the jews in my town were taken away and how there were 1000's jews living in the city before the war and just a handfull were left. (I had no idea what jews were as I said I had never met anyone that was jew). I was angry that no one stoped the bad people taking our jews I aslo asked how come only few came back but I cant remember what answer my father gave me but I am sure he didnt tell me the truth at such a young age. Anyway as I was reading a lot I came across my sisters history book and read how many Jews were killd I was devestated. My father set me down and explained to me why it was done who and what. I was also told that my grandfather (who was in the Yugoslavian army) was taken as a prisoner and was taken to a camp (my uncle later told me that my grandfather's record show that he was taken to bargen-belsen for few days and then he was given to a small factory owner to work for him. That person he was a really nice man that treated my grandfather with kindness and respect and even send money to my grandmother). My point is that kids will react differently and they dont need all the facts at once as a parent I know what my child can handle. As years go by kids will have harder time with the whole Holocaust thing. The reason for that is they have everything and cant relate to such things. When I said something like "they had to walk for 10 days" my neighbour said why didnt they catch a bus. Or it was hot in the trains " why didnt they turn on the air con on".