If I do not push the door completely closed my Herman will join me in the bathroom weaving around my legs until I’m done. If I do close the door he screams until I come out.
We avoid the whole center rack in the oven problem by cooking the turkey outside in our kettle grill. Cooks faster and frees up the oven for all the side dishes. Been doing it for 45 years :-)
Ice cream makes everything better!!