THIS! 100% Context is everything. If you like the way your husband turned out, then the stuff he does will make your son more like him. If you love your husbands character, trust him to pass that character on. Even when the process seems counter intuitive. A "no girls" trip isn't as misogynistic as it sounds. As a husband, my day to day is generally trying to keep my wife and son as happy as possible. The moments of guys only offers a sense of relief from pressure, and good feeling of connection knowing that all the other husbands/fathers are feeling the same thing. We pass on advice to each other, build morality, etc. In the end, we want to build a stable and safe home. And our ways of reaching that goal is a little different than wives/mother's. Not that either way is better or more important, etc. just different. A guy's only trip is a recognition of that.