The Drowning Kid and Skeleton meme, also known as Mother Ignoring Kid in Pool, is a three-panel image macro used to illustrate favoritism or neglect. It features a mother lifting one child in a pool while another struggles to stay afloat, often accompanied by a third panel showing a skeleton sitting on a chair at the bottom of the ocean. The original photo of the mother and children dates back to 2018, while the skeleton addition went viral in 2020. It has since become a staple for comparing how entities, companies, or individuals prioritize one specific thing while completely forgetting others.