Jase Duggar, 20, insists single sister Jana, 31, is allowed to ‘go anywhere without a chaperone’ despite family rules
COUNTING On’s Jase Duggar fired back at a troll who claimed his single sister Jana, 31, isn’t allowed to be out and about without a chaperone.
The 20-year-old reality star insisted his family’s strict rules are not stopping Jana from going anywhere she pleases.
The confusion began when Jase shared a photo on Wednesday of Jana and her longtime friend Laura DeMasie out at Magnolia Market and him accompanying them.
He captioned the trio of snaps: “Thanks @chipgaines for making #Magnolia a cool place for the guys, too! 
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Despite mentioning nothing about being forced to go there in order to watch over his older sister, one fan inferred that that was actually the case.
The Instagram user commented: “Kind of sad that at 30 years old Jana is still never allowed to go anywhere without a chaperone.”
Other Counting On fans jumped in to defend the oldest Duggar sister, saying this is allowed to, “she just chooses not to.”
The original commenter asked for a source or a quote of where they got that information.
That’s when Jase decided to jump in and clear the air, giving everyone the close source and quote they were looking for.
“‘She can!’” he wrote, even including the quotation marks, to make sure he was giving exactly what they wanted.
Jana’s friend Laura recieved a similar comment about Jana when she uploaded a video of the trio’s fun day out at Magnolia.
They were all smiles as they walked around, shopped a little, ate some food and stopped for some selfies.
She wrote along with it: “#texasforever #waco #magnolia”
One confused follower simply wrote: “I need to understand this video and why there’s a chaperone.”
Laura clapped back, replying: “I don’t see any chaperones 
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Another followed jumped in to suggest that they were all just hanging out together and having fun as friends, not as anyone being a chaperone.
Laura confirmed this, writing back: “Yep!”
Jase and Jana’s sister Joy-Anna even commented on his post to say she was upset she missed all of the fun bonding.
The 23-year-old wrote: “What??? Y’all went to Magnolia without me!?
looks like fun!
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As for Jana, she shared a solo shot of herself smiling and sitting outside with a cup of coffee in front of the Magnolia sign.
She shared in the caption: “Four of my favorite things, all in one day: road trips, coffee, sunshine, and @magnolia! 
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The concern about Jana comes after a source exclusively told The Sun that the 31-year-old is desperate to get married as she’s forbidden from moving out of her family compound until she finds a husband.
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Jim Bob and Michelle’s eldest child has famously not yet wed, which is a rarity in fundamental Baptist circles, and she “hates” being the last sister at home at their gated Arkansas mansion.
A close source told The Sun: “Jana is very independent and more alpha compared to her sisters, but she can’t get a place of her own until she meets someone her family approves of.
“The Duggars are so religious, they wouldn’t agree with her moving out and living alone, or living with a friend or boyfriend, it’s frowned upon, it’s ridiculous but it’s how it’s always been.”