AboutWhat does the meme depict?

Mother Ignoring Kid Drowning In A Pool is an image macro that depicts a woman in a swimming pool lifting one child who appears to be enjoying the experience, while another child in the background struggles to swim. The meme typically uses object-labeling on these figures to convey humorous or ironic situations. In 2020, another element was added to the meme with a panel showing a skeleton underwater below the scene depicted in the original image.

OriginWho did it first?

The meme originated from a post on Reddit by a user on April 11th, 2018. The photo shared depicted a family moment with the caption 'My cousins learning to swim. circa 1980s'. Over time, the image evolved into a popular meme format.^[1]

Origin: 2018

Also known as: swimming-pool-kids