app.models.Post = Backbone.Model.extend({ initialize: function() { this.comments = new app.collections.Comments(this.get("last_three_comments")); this.comments.url = this.url() + '/comments'; this.likes = new app.collections.Likes(this.get("user_like")); // load in the user like initially this.likes.url = this.url() + '/likes'; }, url: function(){ return "/posts/" + this.id; }, createdAt: function(){ return +new Date(this.get("created_at")) / 1000; } });