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What i thought was a simple process isnt working for me. After i create an multiple objects in a function (see below), how to i use those objects later in the program. I tried calling the function again and then the object i wanted and it worked the first time but now it doesnt( i think i defined the object outside the function accidently so then it worked but when run properly it doesnt). I

Assume a model Parent and another model Child. Child belongs_to Parent and Parent has_many Children. The following fails: @ p = Parent.find(:first) assert p.equal?(p.children[0].parent) @ It seems odd to me that I and my child''s parent are not the same object. In fact, this is royally screwing me up. Can anyone tell me why this is or point me at a relevant discussion, blog posting,