# File lib/reactive_resource/base.rb, line 223
    def self.inherited(child)
      super(child)
      child.associations = []
      associations.each do |association|
        begin
          child.associations << association.class.new(child, association.attribute, association.options)
        rescue NameError
          # assume that they'll fix the association later by manually specifying :class_name in the belongs_to
        end
      end
    end