P's & Q's & M.Y.O.B

Remember those old saying "Mind your P's & Q's?".....and MYOB?




To mind one's Ps and Qs is an English phrase meaning to mind one's manners, or, generally, to be careful of one's behavior. Some have suggested that "mind your Ps and Qs" means "mind your 'pleases' and 'thank-you". Still another theory hypothesizes that the term might be in some way connected to the phrase "peace and quiet." 

I always tell my son to "mind his manners" when we are out somewhere and this pretty much goes hand in hand with minding your P's & Q's. This a great lesson to start children on early as we live in an age where children don't have enough respect and could use a little old English lesson from time to time.  I personally think it says a lot about the parents....Children lead by example....So grown ups, Mind your P's & Q's.


M.Y.O.B is an acronym for "mind your own business."  This on the other hand is much harder for some than minding your P's & Q's....Some get caught up in not being able to focus on their own lives but interfere with others. I am sure we all remember as children our parents talking to grown ups and telling us when we interrupted to "MYOB"...

Minding your own business is "humbleness". When a person is humble enough to accept that other people are eligible to have their own viewpoint, that person is minding his/her own business. I have come across various people who lack the quality of humbleness. I have noted that these people are somehow obsessed with boasting and also hint low self-esteem...Stay clear of these people they are often labeled as busy bodies, nosey and unfortunately I am sure we all know someone that fits this term.


Be a good person, try each day to do the best YOU can do.  DONT let others lead you into their bad habits...lead by being humble and not by being ignorant...... mind your P's & Q's and M.Y.OB