Y'all, there's a reason she called it dressing . . . . 'cause it ain't stuffing!
When i was a child Momma fixed (that's right, she didn't cook it- she fixed it) Chicken and Dressing- she would boil a big baking hen- more breast meat- fix a washtub (literally) of dressing- mostly cornbread, a few slices of lightbread, leftover biscuits, etc- broth from the chicken, poultry seasoning, sage, eggs, onion, and then put the chicken into the pan of dressing- not stuff anything into the bird.
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.