It actually saved Moses' life and his career, so thank God that he was willing to give that council and showed up in the nick if time before Moses basically wound up having a nervous breakdown. We look at the meaning of his children's names. We see Gershom, his first son. His name means sojourner. It also means child of Moses' banishment.
Lets look at the more positive name.
Learning the ins and outs of that particular region and learning the topography because there was something greater that was coming later on in his career. We see how God was preparing him without him even knowing it. We see later on in Exodus Chapter 18, Moses' second sons name pops up. Even though he does not have a significant play in the history of these particular events, his name Eliezer means something also very special. This is coming at a time when Moses certainly recognized that he needed this.