Funny you should mention it.

Perhaps I am the only person in the world who doesn't like hints.  I don't mean hints as to what is in a wrapped gift.  I mean the hints that are about everyday issues or items.  Let me give you an example.  Your wife or husband comes to you and tells you that the toilet paper roll is empty.  Why?  The implication is that you should do something about it.  Should you ignore the hint, there will be a more intense hint with the same implication.  Some people are good at taking hints and some are not.  Some people hate hints but don't say anything.  This builds resentment.  Love gets flushed down the toilet without any toilet paper.  Every now and then the hint gets to the "elephant in the living room size."  With the hint reaching critical mass the explosion you hear is certain.  The second element which compliments (in a negative way) hints is resentment.  When hints are made and there are enough issues and hints already on the table, you and I tend to build resentments.  When they are stacked up there comes an overload point where the meltdown is inevitable.  For instance, at one time in my life no one was taking out the bathroom garbage.  There was an assumption that this was my "job" because I had retired.  I decided to just let it go.  Not empty the garbage in order to spur others in the house to action.  Guess what happened.  The garbage began to overflow onto the floor and no one did anything about it.  Being one who doesn't like messes like that I finally gave in and emptied the trash.  When all in the house were in the same room at the same time I talked about the "experiment" with them.  There were promises that this would change.  I'm still taking out the garbage.  There is also gender expectations.  Men work on the yard and cars.  Women cook and sew clothing.  Men go off to work and need to rest when they get home.  Women work all day and then work all night as well.  It's funny that in spite of our not wanting things to be this way we keep doing them anyway.  The game is played and around it goes and where it stops nobody knows.  God wants us to give up what we think is our right to be resentful.  When we do, we are much more relaxed and happy.  When we give up the expectations we place on others we are much more relaxed and happy.  When we leave expectations on at the cross, God provides a solution for us.  It's funny...but then it isn't.