awesome_date_hack.rb

require 'active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_definitions'

module ActiveRecord
  module ConnectionAdapters
    class Column

      protected

      def self.fallback_string_to_date(string)
        new_date(*::Date._strptime(string, ActiveSupport::CoreExtensions::Date::Conversions::DATE_FORMATS[:default]).values_at(:year, :mon, :mday))
      end

    end
  end
end