Ever struggled with factory relationships when two fields point to the same model? Turns out Laravel isn't guessing wrong, it's following its rules perfectly.
When you use `for($owner)` and `for($distributor)`, Laravel looks at model TYPE, not variable names. Both are Users, so it picks the first relationship and ignores the rest.
The fix? Be explicit: `->for($owner, 'user')` or just set foreign keys directly - I usually prefer that.
My take on @jclermont great insight. Sometimes being explicit beats magic.
dev.to/tegos/why-laravel-cant-guess-your-factory-relationships-4keb
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