Having a kid committed is only going to result in their being pumped full of designer psychiatric drugs with horrific side-effects- to be alleviated by more psychiatric drugs- and it dosn't sound like the LW had a mental illness. I agree that the Dad is responsible for marrying psycho-mom, not fighting harder for custody, and not being more proactive about LW's emotional issues leading up to the behavior in the letter. I'd totally be with the sympathizers on this one if it weren't for the booby-trapping. I'd love more detail on what she meant by that. C'mon, folks, sometimes even healthy teenagers speak and act obnoxiously and are excruitiating to be around. Most don't try to hurt people.