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[quote=Anonymous]OP here. Thanks all for the replies.

So to clarify…..
firstly, I only found out because he was sipping out a camelbak on Saturday morning after coming back from a morning bike trip. (and he was just using some other kid’s bottle without even totally washing out the thing! Eew. But that’s another story)  Anyway, so I questioned where he got that camelbak from. He told me he found it. So I asked him where? And he said someone threw it away at camp. Who will throw out a camelbak?

Then he told me it was from the lost and found but they were free to help themselves on the last day. I started then disbelieving the story as it unfolded because he first said someone threw away and then said it was from the lost and found and then said he was allowed to help himself. So that led me to believe he likely took from the lost and found. I searched his room later and then asked him where he got the new backpack and then he revealed he ALSO got that from the lost and found.

I am unsure whether I will eventually get the right answer from camp but I wanted to send a message that it was wrong to steal. So grounding will serve as a message on how serious this is.

But my conclusion (after I have calmed down!) : He likely took from the lost and found but the question is whether it was an instruction for him to help himself or whether he chanced upon it as it was the last day of camp, or whether he stole it outright. If it was just the camelbak that he came home with, it is probable that he could have stolen it from another camper. But to come back with 4 backpacks and even with things that were not for boys, eg. A girly sigg bottle, some glitter colours in one of the pockets of the backpacks lead me to believe he has taken it from the lost and found and may have been a "mass grab". He also didn’t really need backpacks as we have tons and tons of these at home. (and some of them nice ones that he really liked) There was also nothing valuable like a DS or ipod etc.

He claims he was allowed to take the things so I have given him that benefit of a doubt after grounding him the weekend to go to another camp today. If when I hear back from the admin that it was not true, he will be in so deep trouble and will be grounded for the rest of the summer…..  and all internet privileges removed from him. (which is devastating to a preteen)

And of course if he was to help himself….. why should he need to use these things belonging to others? Especially personal things like water bottles, sweaters, stationery etc? He has tons of stationery at home that is bursting out of our house and so many water bottles that are overflowing in our cupboards that I keep giving them away to good will! So I also can't understand why he would want to bring home yet another water bottle that has been drank and used by another kid. The Camelbak is possible being that's something he wants but the other things?

But to one of the posts on whether they were all “sweaty” dirty stuff? Nope, they were actually all nice things. Maybe needing a wash but they are all good stuff which I am sure other parents had paid good hard earned money for.

Anyway... lets see what the camp admin comes back with.
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