Bad Habit Producer or Good Idea?

Well, if you are just rollerblading around, it's not a big deal. They allow the user to put their hands out when falling forward and prevent injury to their wrists and hands. It's an involutary reaction to put your hands out when falling forward. If you are playing with equipment on, there is no need to wear them. If you playing roller hockey, I would suggest wearing hockey gloves.
They are unnecessary on ice as your hands, if you fall forward and put your hands out, will just slide out. The reason they are used with rollerblading is that asphalt won't let your hands slide so you will get lacerations on your hands and possibly break your wrists.

I'd still use something on ice as well, hockey gloves are great for both roller and ice, they just give us a little more of a secure feeling should you fall. Both the ice and ground are hard so naturally having some type of glove or protection for your hands is not a bad idea! same with knees, simple volleyball, bike, or skateboard pads for knees (if your not wearing your goalie equipment that is)

Well, the problem is usually I'm playing goalie while I'm on my rollerblades, and me parent's requirement of wrist guards prevents me from using my glove and blocker, which is even more of a problem. I normally would just stop using them, but I actually want to get used to moving around somewhat like on ice.

I understand your parents don't want you to get hurt......that said, do they watch you play roller hockey? Can you take them with you to the game, and "forget" to put them on? No one will see under your gloves.....

Take the plastic out of the wristguards. Odds are they wont notice.

That is GENIUS. I am going to do that.
-Werknone

And the corrupting cycle continues.....

Have you ever sat down and had a serious heart to heart with your parents?
As a parent myself its easy to forget what being a kid was like and sometimes you just get stuck on an idea, but dont really think about the affect on the kid.
If their reasonable and you show them how much it means to you im sure they will bend a bit.