gistfile1.txt

  it "should destroy a resource that is marked_for_destruction (FAILS)" do
    person  = Person.create
    profile = Profile.create :person => person
    p person.profiles
    person.send(:child_associations).should_not be_empty
  end


Changing the debug to p person.profiles.first makes it fail

  it "should destroy a resource that is marked_for_destruction (FAILS)" do
    person  = Person.create
    profile = Profile.create :person => person
    p person.profiles.first
    person.send(:child_associations).should_not be_empty
  end